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The Supreme Court on Thursday returned to the National Assembly, declaring the president's decision to dissolve it, saying that NA Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri's decision to suspend Prime Minister Imran Khan's no-confidence motion was unconstitutional. A five-member SC bench, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, read out a brief order and returned it to the National Assembly. Key points in the decision: The decision of the Deputy Speaker of the NA has been declared unconstitutional The National Assembly has been reinstated Prime Minister's advice to dissolve the National Assembly SC orders President Arif Alvi to convene a NA session on April 9th The NA will hold a vote on a no-confidence motion on Saturday "Given the above, it is hereby declared that the Prime Minister has always been subject to the terms of the Explanation to clause (1) of Section 58 of the Constitution and continues to be prohibited. Therefore he has not been able to. of Article 58, ...

 LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his party will have a clear majority in the National Assembly after the upcoming national elections, and will not form a coalition government again to avoid "disappointment". Speaking at a public meeting at the Governor House in Lahore on Tuesday, Prime Minister Imran said this time Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would only award party tickets to its ideological staff after careful negotiations. He also admitted that his team made several mistakes in the past and paid a “heavy price” for them. "However, we have learned from our mistakes ... by establishing a unity government one must be 'bound' by the unions," he noted. PM Imran said Pakistan would teach a lesson to those "traitors" in the national elections they said. tried to overthrow the elected government for following 'independent foreign policy'. "The people of the country will teach a lesson to these traitors (leaders of the oppositio...

 Pakistan's Chief Justice (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said on Tuesday the Supreme Court had not intervened in national and foreign affairs and would only decide whether the decision of Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Qasim Suri on a motion of no confidence was valid. against Prime Minister Imran Khan.SC seeks record of dishonesty on chargesDispute over the appointment of CJP Gulzar Ahmed to the post of Prime Minister PML-N adviser also opposed the appointment of interim Prime Minister Imran to former CJP Gulzar Ahmed as caretaker Prime Minister. Appointing the former CJP as prime minister was not a good example, he protested. In addition, he urged the court to hear the PML-N on the issue of the Punjab prime minister's election. In this regard, the CJP said the matter would be taken up tomorrow. Presenting his arguments, Sindh Bar Council spokesman Salahuddin said the SC had full authority to review the decision by the Constitution. Similarly, Shehbaz Khosa, adviser to PPP Se...

ISLAMABAD: Contrary to what Prime Minister Imran Khan has said, the military leadership told a National Security Committee (NSC) meeting on March 27 that it had no evidence that the United States was threatening or involved in a plot to oust the PTI government. On March 27, the powerful NSC led by PM Imran convened to discuss the telecommunications cable the PTI government said was evidence of an American plot to overthrow the government in Pakistan. The NSC after the meeting issued a statement expressing deep concern about the non-communicative language used in the cable, saying it was tantamount to interfering in Pakistan's internal affairs. The NSC then decided to lift the border to the United States. Read more: Prime Minister Imran says 'it is not against the Americans', he wants a relationship based on mutual respect The NSC statement was then used by Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri to block a vote of no confidence in the development that created the constitutional crisis. P...

 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday said there was "no sense of suspension" in its plans and that it would continue to support Pakistan and join "once a new government is formed" in the country. The Washington-based lender's statement comes amid political turmoil in the country, especially after the dissolution of President Dr. Arif Alvi by the national assembly following the withdrawal of distrust of Prime Minister Imran Khan that day. According to an IMF-Pakistani spokesman, the Fund will engage in policies "to promote greater economic stability and inquire about the intentions of the program" with the new government. Following the Fund's announcement, the Treasury also released a media report stating that the Ministry of Finance and the IMF were involved in data sharing and restructuring talks as part of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). "There is no truth in speculation about [the] suspension of the [IMF] program. The IMF has ...

 Unhappy PTI member of the Punjab Assembly Aleem Khan on Monday asked Prime Minister Imran Khan whether it was foolish to "meet the American ambassador" at the prime minister's residence. The dissatisfied PTI leader spoke about the incident after Prime Minister Imran Khan revealed that the US official who sent the "threat letter" was the Assistant Secretary of State for South Central Asia Donald Lu. Aleem, a former prime minister of the province, lashed out at the former government and PTI leader for calling him a “traitor” and saying it was unfortunate that they were misusing his name. “I have become a traitor, tell Cheema and Salik that they are also traitors, they have taken the money. I had a very difficult time from 2010 to 2018 (when the PML-N was in power), ”he said. Continuing, the former prime minister criticized the prime minister and asked him why he did not like anyone among the 183 MPAs in Punjab. "He has appointed a man [as prime minister] who...

 Pakistan's Chief Justice Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Monday said that even if the speaker of the National Assembly cited Article 5 of the Constitution, the motion of no confidence would be rejected. A larger bench of five members of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Bandial and Justice Muneeb Akhtar, Justice Aijazul Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel resumed hearing a case filed by the opposition party the previous day when Imran Khan, whom we call "unconstitutional." As a result, CJP has taken suo moto notice of this situation. PTI Advocate, Babar Awan, in his interview, said he wanted to review the decision of the Supreme Court on March 21, 2022. The Supreme Court did not consider PTI partners in this regard. Babar Awan said the presidential referendum should be heard with the current announcement of the suo motu. "Record my request, Imran Khan has allowed me to speak before the court that we are ready to hold elections." Upon hearing th...

 The Punjab Assembly (PA) meeting on Sunday was postponed to April 6 (Wednesday) without a vote to elect a new House leader between the opposition and government legislatures. The provincial assembly was due to vote today to elect a new House leader, and it is expected that Chaudhry Parvez Elahi of PML-Q, supported by PTI, and Hamza Shehbaz of PML-N, who received the support of Jahangir Khan Tarin (JKT). heads straight in the race for the next prime minister. Elahi said the conference was adjourned following the "attack" of opposition MPAs on finance ministry lawyers. "Our members went to the lawyers selected for the PTI tickets to bring them to the venue where they were staying but then another [opposition] party attacked them. journalists outside the Punjab Council. He accused opposition parties of creating a riot and disrupting the proceedings. In a question about the ouster of Governor Punjab, the PML-Q leader said he had had good relations with Sarwar since 2000, ad...

    Following the dissolution of the National Assembly by President Arif Alvi on Sunday, the Cabinet issued a statement declaring that Imran Khan no longer had the office of prime minister. “The result of the dissolution of the National Assembly is the president of Pakistan, in terms of Section 58 (1) read with Article 48 (1) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, by SRO No. 487 of the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 1) / 2022, dated 3 April 2022, Mr. Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi has resigned from the Office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan immediately, ”the statement said. Although Imran Khan has been removed from office as prime minister, he can remain in office for at least 15 days until the new prime minister is appointed under Article 224. However, it is unclear how the new prime minister will be appointed following the dissolution of the National Assembly - and the people who have appointed the caretaker Prime Minister, the opposition leader in the Nationa...

 Opposition groups called on Sunday to convene a special session of the National Assembly. Former Speaker and Leader of the PML-N, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, presided over the meeting as Speaker, while Murtaza Javed Abbasi announced the chairmanship. At the start of the session, the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif addressed the NA session of the opposition parties. The secretary-general of the National Assembly turned off the microphones of the lower house. Spoken speaker Ayaz Sadiq issued his decision challenging the decision of Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri during his tenure as Speaker. The symbolic speaker when rejecting Qasim Suri's decision said it was unconstitutional. Earlier, opposition hopes of overthrowing the prime minister were dashed after Deputy Speaker of Parliament Qasim Suri rejected a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan, calling it Article 5 of the Constitution. Shortly after the start of the meeting, Infor...

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday advised President Arif Alvi to dissolve all meetings and called on the people to prepare for the elections. The prime minister announced after Deputy Speaker of Parliament Qasim Suri rejected a no-confidence motion citing Article 5 of the Constitution. Congratulating the nation on the rejection of his no-confidence motion, Prime Minister Imran called on the people to begin preparations for the country's new national elections. He also commended Deputy Speaker of Parliament Qasim Khan Suri for rejecting the no-confidence motion "foreign conspiracy" to exercise his constitutional authority. "I want to congratulate the whole country as the Deputy Speaker of the NA has rejected the move to overthrow Pakistan in an international plot," he said. The premier said there were international plans following the decision. "People have been worried since yesterday and" traitors "are plotting in front of the whole nation,...

  RAWALPINDI : Army Chief of Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Saturday that Pakistan does not believe in camp politics. A military official made the remarks while addressing a two-day Islamabad Security Dialogue 2022. COAS to end the war between Russia and Ukraine Expressing his views on the Ukraine crisis, General Bajwa Pakistan is deeply concerned about the Ukraine conflict as both countries enjoy the best security and economic relations since independence. “When we were in Russia, Pakistan had a long cold relationship for several reasons; however, recently there has been some positive progress in this regard, ”he said. "Sadly, the Russian invasion is very unfortunate as thousands of people have been killed, millions displaced and half of Ukraine destroyed," he said, stressing the need to address the issue "urgently." "Pakistan ' "Continuing or escalating conflicts in Ukraine will not help either side at least in all developing countries who w...