Pakistan SC restores National Assembly, orders no-trust vote on April 9; Opposition ‘finalises plan’ to form new govt

Islamabad: Pakistan's united opposition announced that it had completed preliminary consultations for the formation of a new federal government as well as the election of the new prime minister after the no-trust motion against Imran Khan's government to be held on Saturday, Express Tribune reported on Friday.

This after the Pakistan Supreme Court restored the National Assembly and ordered the holding of voting on the no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying the move by the premier to block the no-confidence move was unconstitutional.

The joint oppositions said that after the no-confidence motion, which they were confident would go in their favour, a new federal government will be constituted in the form of a national government in which all opposition parties will be given proportional representation.

It is being considered that in case a new government is formed, its term should be at least six months or one year, during which electoral reforms and other important legislations related to accountability laws can be passed.

A reasonable time will be given to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to complete the delimitation of constituencies before holding general elections.

Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, who is the opposition's candidate for the new prime minister seat, will announce his expected government's priorities after taking the oath which include the formulation of an economic policy to control inflation and stop the devaluation of the country's currency.

The new setup will also review the country's foreign policy with the aim of establishing relations with all countries on equal footing while focusing on peace and other important matters. (UNI)