Pakistan National Assembly to meet again on 11 April to elect new PM after Imran Khan removed through no-confidence vote

Islamabad: Proceedings of Pakistan National Assembly were adjourned in the early hours of Sunday and the House will meet again on 11 April at 2 pm to elect the new Prime Minister after Imran Khan was removed from office through a no-confidence vote.

The nomination papers for the new prime minister of Pakistan may be submitted by 2 pm on Sunday and the scrutiny would be done by 3 pm, Ayaz Sadiq of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, who was chairing the crucial session, said.

Saqiq summoned the session on Monday at 11 am and said the new premier would be elected then. However, the National Assembly of Pakistan later informed on its official Twitter account that the House will meet at 2 pm.

“The Sitting of the National Assembly will meet again on Monday, the 11th April, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. instead of 11:00 a.m,” it tweeted.

The Sitting of the National Assembly will meet again on Monday, the 11th April, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. instead of 11:00 a.m.@appcsocialmedia @PTVNewsOfficial @PTV_Parliament @GovtofPakistan @demp_gov https://t.co/zduUlZ9lX2

— National Assembly 🇵🇰 (@NAofPakistan) April 9, 2022

Earlier, Sadiq was nominated by Speaker Asad Qaiser to chair the session after the leader of Imran Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), announced to step down as it was not possible for him to continue.

Sadiq immediately started the voting process. The joint Opposition - a rainbow of socialist, liberal and radically religious parties - secured the support of 174 members in the 342-member National Assembly, more than the needed strength of 172 to oust the prime minister on a day full of drama and multiple adjournments of the Lower House.

It is worth mentioning that no prime minister in Pakistan’s history was ever ousted through a no-confidence motion. Khan is the first premier whose fate was decided through a trust vote.

Also, no Pakistani prime minister has ever completed a full five-year term in office.

Imran Khan, 69, was not present in the lower house at the time of voting. His party lawmakers staged a walkout during the voting. However, PTI’s dissident members were present in the house and sat on the government benches.

The removal of Imran Khan has set in motion the process to elect the new leader of the house.

The combined opposition has already named PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif as joint candidate.

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