The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on the legality of rejection of the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan through a controversial ruling by the deputy speaker of the National Assembly. The matter will be heard again on Thursday, the court said while seeking minutes of the National Security Council meeting from the government.
On Sunday, National Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Khan Suri had said the no-confidence motion tabled by the Opposition was linked with a “foreign conspiracy” to topple Khan’s government and was not maintainable. Minutes later, President Arif Alvi dissolved the 342-member National Assembly before its term ended in August 2023 on Khan’s advice.A five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, had been hearing the case since Sunday evening when it took suo motu notice of the developments in the National Assembly.
In another development, the President asked the election commission to propose dates for holding general elections. In a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan, Alvi said that he had to appoint a date, not later than 90 days from the date of dissolution of the National Assembly, for holding general elections.
