The government asserts that all affiliated parties remain completely integrated with the government. Mahmood Shah,
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that all allied parties were totally committed to the government and would back the treasury benches in the no-confidence vote.
“The Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) is a committed allied political party that would help the administration,” he told a private TV station.
The vice-chairman of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) said convening meetings between political parties and resolving differences of opinion was the beauty of democracy. He predicted that the opposition would lose the vote of no confidence.
Deputy Speaker Qasim Soori said in a statement that the opposition’s no-confidence vote will fail because so many people support Prime Minister Imran Khan.
He said that the populace wants to see an autonomous economy and foreign policy.
On March 12, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that the government had planned to send rangers and Frontier Corps members to protect the parliament building and lodges seven days before the no-confidence vote to keep peace and order.
Under Article 245 of the constitution, the administration has the authority to call the army as well, but the situation has not reached that stage yet,” Sheikh Rashid Ahmed told reporters at the airport upon his arrival in Quetta.”
Besides that, he said that no private militia, such as Ansarul Islam, would be allowed to operate near the parliament building.
He had previously said that Prime Minister Imran Khan would finish his five-year term and that the opposition would lose the no-confidence vote.