Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Shairf on Monday presented the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, which has been tabled with the support of 161 members.

Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, who was presiding over the session, accepted the motion after a head count of those in favour of it being tabled.

"Through this resolution, under clause 1 of Article 95 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, this House resolve that it has no confidence in the prime minister, Mr Imran Khan Niazi, and consequently, he shall cease to hold office under clause 4 ibid," Shehbaz Sharif read the resolution

The deputy speaker, after counting the movers of the motion, announced that the voting on the no-trust motion would be held on Aril 2 as 161 opposition members were in favor of tabling the no-trust motion against the premier.

The session was then adjourned till 4pm, Thursday, March 31.

The deputy speaker announced that the debate on the motion would be started from Thursday and would continue for three days.

The opposition will require 172 out of 342 members of the lower house of the parliament to make the motion a success.

On March 25 National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser had adjourned the session till Monday, without tabling of the no-confidence resolution against Prime Minister Imran Khan, following the parliamentary tradition on a parliamentarian’s death, as the opposition cried foul.

Speaking to the reporters outside the parliament house after National Assembly session Chairman Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari claimed that the opposition has more than the required number of members to oust the premier.

Earlier on March 8, the joint opposition had submitted the no-confidence motion against the premier and was signed by 152 opposition members.

The joint opposition was repeatedly claiming that it has required number of the members of the parliament to oust the prime minister.

Both sides of the aisle are also trying to woo the coalition partners as the ruling party got a major blow on Sunday when Jamhoori Watan Party decided to part ways with the ruling party and its chief Shahzain Bugti, who is also the premier’s aide, announced his resignation from the federal government citing the government’s “lack of attention.”

Bugti was also present in today's session but on the opposition benches.

As things stand, there are currently 340 members in the 342-member National Assembly. The ruling PTI has 156 seats with its allies having 22 seats. But, after Sunday’s development, the number of treasury members has now reduced to 177 in the lower house of parliament. And, the opposition has the support of 162 MNAs.

The PML-Q, the Balochistan Awami Party and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan — the three major government allies having 17 MNAs — have yet to decide which side they are on. These parties are still negotiating with both the government and opposition parties.

In addition to this, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan and the Balochistan Awami Party have announced their intention to show their allegiance days before the no-trust vote. Both parties had meetings with the ruling party leadership and opposition leaders. However, the PML-Q, which has also been termed as a “decider” by the political experts, was yet to state their position in the current situation.