Web Desk — On Monday, the Supreme Court adjourned its hearing on the legality of the current situation in the country following the dismissal of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan by National Assembly (NA) Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri and the subsequent dissolution of the NA by President Arif Alvi on the advice of the prime minister until …

Web Desk — The Supreme Court of Pakistan took sou moto notice of the political situation in the country on Sunday. Following the opposition leaders’ demand that the “unconstitutional” ruling given by National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri be reviewed, Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial headed to the top court. According to reports, the judicial staff has started …

Web Desk — Shocking every law-abiding Pakistani, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri on Sunday dismissed the no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying it violated Article 5 of the Constitution. Suri chaired the session on Sunday after opposition parties filed a no-confidence motion against Speaker Asad Qaiser. Nevertheless, that was not the only surprise for …

Web Desk — Disgruntled PTI MNA Aamir Liaquat Hussain, who was rushed to a hospital following chest pain, severely reacted to the allegations that he switched his loyalties for money. He shared a clip on his official Twitter handle in which he was pictured with a group of dissident PTI lawmakers.  As PTI members staged protests calling out ‘turncoats over …

Monitoring Desk — Senior journalist Hamid Mir reported on Saturday that the government and PTI leadership have decided to incite violence in the federal capital on Sunday on the occasion of voting on the no-confidence motion in the National Assembly against Prime Minister Imran Khan. Hamid Mir, during Geo News programme “Naya Pakistan”, quoted sources as saying that the government …

Monitoring Desk — In a major political breakthrough, the Jahangir Khan Tareen group has assured that it will support Hamza Shahbaz for the slot of Punjab Chief Minister. The breakthrough was reached in a meeting between senior PML-N leader Ishaq Dar and Jehangir Khan Tareen in London. After the successful meeting, Dar tweeted: “Had a fruitful final round of discussion …

Web Desk — In a note on Thursday, Moody’s Investor Service warned that a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan would increase policy uncertainty amid rising inflation, widening current account deficits, and depleting foreign exchange reserves. Given the associated gaps in policy and decision-making, the New York-based credit rating agency deemed the situation “credit negative.” “We view the no-confidence …

Web Desk — The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), the nerve center to coordinate and enunciate a united national battle against Covid-19, is set to shut down on Thursday, Asad Umar, Minister for Planning and Development, announced today via Twitter. He said that the Covid indicators were at all-time lows, and vaccination rates are high, so the baton has …

Monitoring Desk — In a big surprise, MQM-Pakistan has decided to desert the ruling PTI to join hands with the Opposition to support the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan. With this latest political development, the PTI government has lost simple majority in the National Assembly. Hence, the no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan will likely be successful. With …

Shahbaz Sharif, leader of the opposition in the National Assembly and head of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, tabled the no-confidence motion in the lower house against Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday. Qasim Suri, the Deputy NA Speaker, asked members of the Parliament who were in favor of the motion to stand so that their numbers could be counted during …