The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday asked for the National Assembly proceedings record on the no-confidence vote moved by the Opposition against Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government, Al Jazeera reported.
The court was hearing the matter related to the legality of National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri dismissing the motion against Khan on Sunday.
Suri had ruled that the no-confidence motion was linked to a “foreign conspiracy” to topple Khan’s government. It also breached Article 5 of the Constitution, which deals with loyalty to the State and obedience to the Constitution, he had said on Sun
day.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial had taken suo motu cognisance of the matter.
On Tuesday, Bandial said that the Supreme Court does not interfere in matters of state and foreign policy and was only interested in determining the legality of Suri’s ruling on the no-trust motion, Dawn reported.
Senator Raza Rabbani, appearing for the Opposition Pakistan Peoples Party, said that the court should examine the extent of the “immunity of proceedings” in the Parliament, Dawn reported.
“Whatever has happened can only be termed as civilian martial law,” Rabbani said about Suri’s ruling, Dawn reported. “The no-confidence motion can’t be dismissed without voting on it.”
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