The debate on the no-confidence motion in the National Assembly will begin on Thursday (today) as the political temperature in the federal capital is at its peak.
According to the schedule issued on Wednesday by NA Secretariat, the resolution submitted by Shehbaz Sharif, the PML-N president and leader of the opposition in the House, for a discussion on the no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan is on the list of agendas for the day.
“Through this Resolution under clause (1) of Article 95 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, this House resolves that it has no-confidence in the Prime Minister, Mr Imran Khan, and consequently he should cease to hold office under clause (4),” it read.
Other items include a call attention notice by MNA Faheem Khan to the defence minister to a matter of urgent public importance regarding “non-payment of salaries to the councillors in the cantonment boards of the country, causing grave concern amongst the public”.
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan will introduce a bill to further amend the Elections Act, 2017 [The Elections (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022].
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Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid will lay before the National Assembly the National Database and Registration Authority (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 as required by clause (2) of Article 89.
The adviser to the prime minister on parliamentary affairs will lay before the House the Elections (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022 as required by clause (2) of Article 89.
The interior minister will move a resolution to extend the Islamabad Capital Territory Trust (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 for a further period of 120 starting from March 3, 2022.
The adviser to the prime minister on parliamentary affairs will move a resolution to extend the Pakistan Nursing Council (Emergency Management) Ordinance, 2021 for a further period of 120 starting from. April 2, 2022.
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin will lay before the National Assembly the Fiscal and Debt Policy Statement, January, 2022, as required by section 6 and 7 of the Fiscal Responsibility and Debt Limitation Act, 2005. He will also lay before the House the Mid-Year Budget Review Report FY 2021-22, as required by section 34(1) of the Public Finance Management Act, 2019.
NA Standing Committee on Communications Chairman Ibad Ullah Khan will move a motion that the delay in the presentation of the report of the parliamentary panel on the bill to amend the National Highways Safety Ordinance, 2000 [The National Highways Safety (Amendment) Bill, 2021], till Thursday be condoned.
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