ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed, who was reinstated as a cabinet member a day after the Supreme Court’s momentous judgment, has suggested that mass resignations from the treasury benches may address the country’s present political crisis.
“Three months ago, I proposed the following: offer your resignations, dissolve the assemblies, declare an emergency, and impose the governor’s authority. I was correct in every occasion. ” According to the interior minister, media in the federal capital were briefed.
“I stand by my decision to call for widespread resignations. We should march to the streets and expose the opposition’s hired gunmen. They would [agree to make concessions] on Pakistan’s foreign policy. The minister of the interior said.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled that the government’s plan to dissolve the National Assembly and NA Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri’s decision against the Constitution were unconstitutional. The National Assembly was reinstated by the court.
The Supreme Court has directed NA Speaker Asad Qasier to convene the session on Saturday (April 9) at 10:30 a.m. to enable a vote on the premier’s no-confidence motion.
I have called a cabinet mtg tomorrow as well as our parl party mtg; & tomorrow evening I will address the nation. My message to our nation is I have always & will continue to fight for Pak till the last ball.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 7, 2022
Additionally, the interior minister said that the people are fully aware of who did what, and he expressed optimism for Prime Minister Imran Khan to make “positive judgments” later this evening when he addresses the nation.
Despite being clean bowled by the Supreme Court, which dealt a huge defeat to the PTI-led government, Prime Minister Imran Khan has vowed to fight for Pakistan “until the last ball.”
To assess the current state of affairs, the prime minister convened a federal cabinet meeting today—which began at 2 p.m.—after a nearly month-long absence, and he will also chair a meeting of the PTI’s parliamentary party later in the day.
“I have convened a cabinet meeting and our parliamentary party meeting for tomorrow, and I will address the country tomorrow evening.”
“My message to our people is that I have always fought for Pakistan and will continue to do so till the last ball.”
Reports say that the cabinet may allow the “threat letter from the United States” to be made public because it thinks the Official Secrets Act of 1923, which prohibits public officials from disclosing some official communications, isn’t very strict.
Pakistan’s parliament was dissolved last week, but Prime Minister Imran Khan stayed in office because the deputy speaker vetoed a no-confidence vote against him and the president called for new elections.
When the deputy speaker — a PTI member — declined to accept the no-confidence resolution, the premier alleged the opposition cooperated with the US for “regime change.”
Khan also asked President Arif Alvi, who is a supporter of the PTI, to dissolve the assembly.
The ruling—which the court said was unanimous—elicited joy from opposition supporters in the capital, with packed automobiles rushing through the streets, horns honking.
When Khan was elected in 2018 on the promise of ending decades of corruption and cronyism, he had to fight to stay popular in the face of skyrocketing inflation, a weak rupee, and a lot of debt.