Dawood Ahmed, Syed Ali Shah:
ISLAMABAD: Unexpectedly, Prime Minister Imran Khan has suggested President Dr. Arif Alvi to dissolve assemblies after the Deputy Speaker National Assembly, Qasim Suri dismissed a no trust motion against Prime Minister on Sunday.
As per Article 58, “The president shall dissolve the National Assembly if so advised by the prime minister; and the National Assembly shall, unless sooner dissolved, stand dissolved at the expiration of forty-eight hours after the prime minister has so advised.”
The premier’s announcement came moments after National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, who was chairing today’s session, dismissed the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, terming it a contradiction of Article 5 of the Constitution, which says loyalty to the state is the basic duty of every citizen.
The government claims that the no-trust motion against the premier was a “foreign funded conspiracy”, citing a ‘threat letter’ that was received from a foreign country through Pakistan’s ambassador, asking for the removal of PM Imran.
After expecting a clear defeat, the Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri also dismissed the no confidence motion against Prime Minister. “Article 6 against you”, Opposition leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif said.
