NEW DELHI: The Pakistan National Assembly's deputy speaker on Sunday disallowed the opposition's no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan's government, citing a foreign-backed conspiracy behind the vote.
The ruling came as parliament members gathered to vote on the motion that threatened to oust the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party government.
Chairing the session, deputy house speaker Qasim Khan Suri dismissed the motion as illegal, calling it against Article 5 of the Constitution that requires every citizen to be loyal to the state.
Suri agreed with Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry's objection to the vote on the grounds that it was a foreign plot against Pakistan.
Fawad said it was "an operation for regime change by a foreign government".
Suri chaired the lower house session after the opposition alliance earlier filed a no-confidence motion against Speaker Asad Qaiser.
The opposition, boosted by some defections from the treasury benches, needed a minimum 172 votes in the 342-member house to topple Imran, who came to power in 2018.
Imran in recent days repeatedly alleged that the opposition was working at the behest of external powers that wanted to stop Pakistan from pursuing an independent foreign policy.
On the eve of the no-trust vote, the prime minister talked to the media about delivering a "surprise".
In a televised address after the deputy speaker's ruling on the no-trust vote, Imran said he has recommended to President Arif Alvi to dissolve the assemblies for holding fresh elections.
The information minister said the Cabinet has been dissolved and the prime minister would continue to perform his duties under Article 224 of the Constitution.
The latest developments mark another round of confrontation between Imran and the opposition, which has vowed to challenge the deputy speaker's decision in the Supreme Court.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said opposition members would stage a sit-in at the parliament house.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Sun Apr 03 2022
The Pakistan National Assembly's deputy speaker on Sunday disallowed the opposition's no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan's government, citing a foreign-backed conspiracy behind the vote. - REUTERS/Saiyna Bashir
Kertas Kabinet wujud sektor industri sukan dibentang dalam tempoh sebulan - Hannah
Kertas Kabinet berkenaan usaha mewujudkan sektor industri sukan dijangka dibentang kepada Jemaah Menteri dalam tempoh sebulan.
MoU PBS dan STAR elak pertembungan calon dalam PRN Sabah
Ketua Penerangan Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat), Datuk NIzam Abu Bakar Titingan berkata MoU antara PBS dan STAR bagi mengelakkan kehilangan kerusi sepertimana yang berlaku dalam PRN16.
#AWANIBorneo
#AWANIBorneo
PRK KKB: GPS tidak akan terlibat kempen - Fadillah
Ketua Whip GPS yang juga Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof mengesahkan gabuingan itu tidak akan terlibat dalam kempen PRk Kuala Kubu Bharu.
#AWANIBorneo
#AWANIBorneo
1,000 peluang pekerjaan bakal dinikmati penduduk Tongod
Sebuah kilang simen bernilai RM1.2 bilion akan dibina di Penangah, Tongod, Sabah sekali gus mewujudkan 1,000 peluang pekerjaan baharu.
#AWANIBorneo
#AWANIBorneo
Bahan keperluan utama industri kini ada di Sabah
Menteri Pembangunan Perindustrian dan Keusahawanan Sabah, Datuk Phoong Jin Zhe berkata, dengan pembukaan kilang simen itu, satu lagi bahan keperluan utama industri bakal diwujudkan di Sabah.
#AWANIBorneo
#AWANIBorneo
Peruntukan RM60 juta untuk bina semula SMK Sebuyau
Premier Sarawak, Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg berkata, kerajaan negeri akan mengambil-alih projek berkenaan yang telah diluluskan dalam Rancangan Malaysia Ke-11 (RMK-11), namun tertangguh akibat kekangan peruntukan.
#AWANIBorneo
#AWANIBorneo
Kerajaan serius selesaikan isu industri minyak sawit - Johari
Kerajaan serius dalam usaha meleraikan isu membabitkan industri minyak sawit negara yang boleh memberi impak sekiranya tidak ditangani.
Gitar John Lennon dilelong RM3.81 juta
Sebuah gitar akustik yang lama hilang milik anggota The Beatles, John Lennon ditemui semula dan akan dipamerkan serta dilelong di New York City.
Pengusaha stesen minyak berdepan ugutan diminta buat laporan polis - Saifuddin
Pengusaha stesen minyak yang menjadi mangsa ugutan sindiket penyeludupan bahan api bersubsidi digesa membuat laporan polis.
Liga Parlimen Al-Quds: Malaysia kongsi pengalaman perjuang nasib rakyat Palestin - Syed Ibrahim
Delegasi negara berkongsikan pengalaman Malaysia sebagai usaha berterusan mempertahankan nasib Palestin dalam Persidangan Liga Parlimen Al-Quds di Istanbul, Turki pada Sabtu.