Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he is not worried about the opposition’s no-confidence motion against him, a news outlet reported on Monday.
According to the report, during the meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s core committee, which was summoned to devise a strategy in light of the uncertain political situation prevailing in the country, the premier said that the government is prepared to defeat the no-confidence motion and every decision will be taken with due consultation.
“The opposition is in haste because the [corruption] cases against them are about to conclude,” he added.
The meeting was told that the government is in no hurry to summon the National Assembly session. However, according to rules, the speaker needs to convene the session within 14 days of submission of the motion.
Planning Minister Asad Umar briefed about contacts with allied parties while Babar Awan briefed the party leadership on legal aspects. The provincial presidents of PTI briefed the core committee over organisational matters.
No-trust motion to give fatal blow to opposition:
In a post-meeting briefing to media, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said that the imminent failure of no-trust motion would definitely give a fatal blow to the opposition.
He said: “All the cards are with us and we will decide what might be the next move and whatever the next move should be, I assure you that it will be the last game of these ‘three jokers’ [three major oppositions leaders], who will simply vanish from political scene after failure of the no-trust motion.”
Flanked by PTI’s Additional Secretary General Aamer Mehmood Kiani, he said the opposition would feel remorse at its no-trust move as Prime Minister Imran Khan has devised a comprehensive strategy to foil it.
He said the entire ruling party stand by the prime minister and expressed optimism that all the allied parties, including Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM), Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid would remain part of the PTI’s alliance.
