Prime Minister Imran Khan is all set to seek a vote of confidence in the National Assembly today (Saturday).
The National Assembly session will start at 12:15pm and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will introduce a resolution calling for a vote of confidence in the Leader of the House. Imran Khan needs 172 MNAs to make the vote of confidence resolution successful.
Imran Khan will be the second prime minister in the country's history to seek a voluntary vote of confidence from the National Assembly.
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Saturday, March 6, 2021 | 1:52 PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan is addressing the assembly session. He thanked the lawmakers for their support and confidence in him.
When you come out of a difficult time, you get stronger," the premier said. He said our biggest power house is our mind.
He thanked all the MNAs supporting him for taking out the time and attending the session to vote.
Saturday, March 6, 2021 |1:15 PM
Imran Khan gets vote of confidence as opposition stays away
Voting has ended. The lawmakers have started coming back into the House. The premier needs 172 votes.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi presented a resolution of confidence in the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Imran Khan has cast his vote of confidence.
The session has started with a recitation from the Holy Quran.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has reached the House amid strict security arrangements. The assembly session is about to start.
Lawmakers have started taking their seat.
PTI workers have arrived and are interrupting Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's press conference with chants of slogans in support of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is speaking in Islamabad.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will present a resolution of confidence in the Prime Minister.
The resolution is ready.
Federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed says PM Imran Khan is about to start a new political journey.
