Removal of Pak President and return of Nawaz Sharif tops agenda as opposition prepares for possible regime change
Pakistan’s opposition has completed its preliminary talks to form a new government following the ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday following a no-confidence motion and plans are underway to remove President Arif Alvi and return ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Is. UK, a media report said on Friday.
The President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, 70-year-old Shahbaz Sharif, will announce his possible government priorities after taking oath, The Express Tribune newspaper reported. ,
In a landmark 5-0 verdict on Thursday, a five-member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Omar Ata Bandiyal ruled that National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri’s decision to dismiss the no-confidence motion against Khan “contrary to the Constitution”. and was “law, and of no legal effect”.
The apex court declared “unconstitutional” the advice of the Prime Minister to President Alvi to dissolve the National Assembly. ) Conducting a vote of no confidence.
According to the ‘Order of the Day’ issued by the National Assembly Secretariat on Friday, the session of the National Assembly to vote on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Khan will be in line on Saturday at 10:30 am (local time). With the order of the Supreme Court.
In the agenda of the National Assembly (NA), voting on a no-confidence motion ranks fourth on the six-point agenda. The Express Tribune quoted sources as saying that proportional representation would be given to all opposition parties in the new potential federal government. He said the tenure of the new government should be at least six months or one year as laws related to electoral reforms and accountability laws can be passed.
The report said a constitutional route would be adopted to replace President Alvi and the governors of the four provinces. Sources said all decisions of Prime Minister Khan’s government can be reviewed and modified. The report said an immediate action plan for the return of ousted Prime Minister Sharif and former finance minister Ishaq Dar would be prepared after deliberations and a review of the political situation.
Sharif, 72, who is also the Supreme Leader of the PML-N, is in London for treatment on expired bail. In 2017, Sharif was removed from office by the Supreme Court following the revelations in the Panama Papers case. In 2018, amidst several corruption cases against him, the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding public office for life.
Nawaz Sharif’s younger brother Shahbaz has said that the opposition will challenge the unconstitutional actions of the ruling party at all forums. The report said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) would be given a reasonable amount of time to complete the delimitation of constituencies before holding the general election.
The new setup will review foreign policy with the aim of establishing equitable relations with all countries with a focus on peace and war, the report said. The report said that legal action would also be taken to close the cases registered against the opposition leaders on grounds of harassment.
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