Statistically, the no-confidence motion required 172 votes for its passage by the house. Even in the previous National Assembly session, the opposition said that 175 members supporting the motion were present in the house. When the motion was moved in the symbolic session, in which no treasury member was present, a whopping 197 voted in favour of the no-confidence motion. “We were told that the relationship [of the foreign power] with Pakistan depended on the outcome of the success of no-confidence motion,” Chaudhry told the house. No-trust against speakerAlso on Sunday, the joint opposition submitted a no-confidence motion against Speaker Asad Qaiser hours before the voting on the no-confidence motion.

Source: The Express Tribune April 04, 2022 05:01 UTC