PM Khan to take vote of confidence from NA

Lahore, 4th March: Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to take a vote of confidence from the National Assembly.

Baaghi TV: According to reports, prime minister Imran Khan will be taking a vote of confidence from afresh from the NA on Saturday.

PM Khan has decided to take a vote of confidence from the lower house of Parliament after the ruling party’s candidate Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh lost a Senate seat from Islamabad to a joint candidate of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gillani.

As per reports, Sheikh suffered defeat with 164 votes at the hands of Gillani who bagged 169 votes in a major upset in yesterday’s Senate polls.

Sources also say that the rejected votes played a major role in the opposition candidate’s win as these exceeded the margin of victory.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi addressed a press conference on Wednesday and said that the prime minister has announced to take a vote of confidence from the Parliament.

He added, “The nation will now know as to who is standing on which side.”

FM Qureshi had said that the government tried all its efforts for fair Senate polls, however, the opposition foiled all such attempts.

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