No-trust move to be brought against PTI govt: PDM

LAHORE: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has announced to bring no-trust move against the government led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and decided to initiate contacts with the coalition parties, ARY News reported on Friday.

The summit of the opposition alliance, PDM has decided to bring a  no-trust move against PTI government after making a ground for its success besides constituting a delegation to contact the ally parties of the incumbent government.

After chairing the PDM summit meeting, Maulana Fazlur Rehman made the announcement of bringing a no-trust move. He said that it was not beneficial to fight with the opposition on two fronts. He added that everyone needs to show openheartedness for building consensus.

He announced that PDM will complete its homework before bringing the no-trust move.

Fazlur Rehman clarified that no change was made in the planned long march of PDM on March 23. He added that the steering committee has been instructed to complete the preparations of the PDM long march.

He said that the opposition alliance will not contact lawmakers from the ruling PTI.

‘Opposition has failed’

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashed, while talking to ARY News, said that the opposition has failed to bring a no-trust move against the PTI government. He claimed that the opposition will neither bring a no-trust move nor hold a long march.

He reiterated that he can guarantee that the ally parties are standing side-by-side with Imran Khan.

Phases of no-trust move

Earlier, the opposition parties had decided on phases of the no-trust move against the incumbent government led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

Sources told ARY News that the opposition had begun preparations to bring a no-trust move against the incumbent government in phases. It has been decided to initiate the process of a no-trust motion from the Speaker National Assembly (NA).

The opposition had decided to bring a no-trust move against the NA Speaker in the last week of February, whereas, the opposition leaders expedited contacting each other to finalise the preparations.

The efforts for a no-confidence motion against the PTI-led federal government were commenced after a recent meeting between Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari.

PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif had also given go-ahead to the planned no-trust move.

In the next phases, the opposition benches will bring a no-confidence motion against Punjab chief minister ahead of entering the final phase of a no-trust move against the prime minister.

MQM-P, PML-Q noncommittal

The ally political parties, Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) and Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q), have decided not to part way with the PTI government. The PTI allies in the Centre have rejected the no-trust move planned by the opposition parties.

Amid recent political developments, MQM-P had rejected PML-N’s plan to bring a no-confidence motion and told the leadership of the major opposition party that it will not part ways with the ruling PTI.

Moreover, MQM-P had also held a meeting with PML-Q top leaders, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi yesterday. While talking to journalists post-meeting, PML-Q leaders clarified that the no-confidence motion of the opposition was not part of their meeting’s agenda.