Pakistan govt orders monitoring of lawmakers ahead of no-trust vote against PM Imran Khan, says report

Islamabad: In a bid to thwart the Opposition’s no-trust motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Thursday decided that the Sindh House here will not be allowed to turn into a “horse-trading hub”, according to a media report. The Sindh House in Islamabad assumed importance after a top federal minister accused the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) of using the building for horse-trading and that the Opposition had detained some ruling party lawmakers there ahead of the vote on the no-confidence resolution against Prime Minister Khan. During a political committee meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, headed by Prime Minister Khan, it was decided to strictly monitor the lawmakers and the Sindh House, controlled by the PPP government in Sindh province, to “ensure that no one falls prey to horse-trading”, Geo News reported. The Opposition PPP on Thursday alleged that the PTI-led government was planning an assault on the Sindh House in the federal capital. Also read: All eyes on Pakistan Army as Opposition challenges Imran Khan with no-confidence motion They claimed they had information suggesting the Islamabad police and PTI’s Tiger Force were planning the “assault”. The PPP parliamentarians said if there was any damage to Sindh House’s facilities or to their members then the government would be responsible and it would amount to a violation of the law and the Constitution. Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry alleged that the Sindh House has become a “hub of horse-trading”. He said strict action was being planned against illegal activities at the Sindh House. Civilian intelligence agencies were directed to closely observe the location, mobile phone data and the movement of lawmakers, and report to Prime Minister Khan on a daily basis, the Geo News report said. Addressing several political rallies, Khan has been attacking at the three Opposition party heads - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Sharif, Pakistan Peoples Party co-chair Zardari and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam - Fazl (JUI-F) chief Rehman - who have teamed up to file a no-trust motion against him, holding the government’s inability to control inflation that has badly hit the ordinary people. Meanwhile, Khan tasked Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak to woo disgruntled lawmakers of the ruling PTI, the report said. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.