Opposition submits no-confidence motion against NA Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri

Islamabad: The joint opposition submitted a no-confidence motion against National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri in the NA Secretariat on Friday.

The motion of the opposition said that the deputy speaker had violated the constitution on April 3 and gave his ruling against the no-trust motion submitted by the opposition against Prime Minister Imran Khan.

The motion further said that the Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected his ruling and termed it unconstitutional.

It is pertinent to mention here that in a landmark judgment, the top court on April 7 termed the deputy speaker’s ruling conflicting to the constitution and restored the dissolved National Assembly.

The court nullified all the measures taken by Imran Khan and President Arif Alvi and said the speaker could not adjourn National Assembly’s session without voting on a no-confidence motion.

The court ordered to call the legislature’s session on Saturday (April 9) for voting on the no-confidence motion. It also ordered to keep the voting process free of impediments.

The National Assembly session has been reconvened on Saturday no later than 10:30 am as the Supreme Court (SC) announced verdict against the deputy speaker’s ruling and assembly dissolution.

The SC on Thursday set aside Qasim Suri’s ruling in the wake of a no-trust motion against PM Imran Khan and said that the session could not be prorogued without the conclusion of no-trust motion against PM Imran Khan.