Pakistan

‘PM not taking confidence vote’

Information minister dismisses 'rumours' of consultations between coalition leaders

Our Correspondent April 25, 2023

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb addressing a press conference in Islamabad on April 7, 2023. PHOTO: PID

ISLAMABAD:

Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has not decided to take the vote of confidence.

The information minister said in her tweet that there was no such consultation and there was no need for it.

وزیراعظم نے اعتماد کا ووٹ لینے کا فیصلہ نہیں کیا،ایسی مشاورت ہوئی نہ اس کی ضرورت ہے۔ عوام، پارٹی،اتحادی جماعتوں کے متفقہ امیدوار شہباز شریف 11 اپریل 2022 کو قومی اسمبلی کے قائد ایوان کا ووٹ لے چکے ہیں۔ من گھڑت افواہ حقیقت نہیں۔ میڈیا بغیر تصدیق وزیراعظم سے متعلق خبریں نہ چلائے
— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) April 24, 2023

She said that Shehbaz is the unanimous candidate of the people, party, and coalition partners, and was voted to the leadership of the National Assembly (NA) on April 11, 2022.

Marriyum said that this "fabricated rumour" is not true.

She also asked the media to not run news about the prime minister without verification.

Earlier in the day, reports claimed that the premier has decided to take the vote of confidence on April 27 and consultations had been completed in this regard.

It is worth mentioning here that this rumour and its rebuttal come at a time when the institutions have apparently come face to face with each other and political tensions are at an all-time high.