Shahbaz Gill said that the PMLQ has expressed its support for the Prime Minister on the no-trust motion, stating that all opposition schemes related to the motion would be foiled and they would gain nothing from it.
When a no-confidence motion was put forward on Monday, there were lots of surprises. Prime Minister Imran Khan asked Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to resign and replaced him with Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, a member of the Pakistan People’s Party.
Dr Shahbaz Gill, a Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM), and Farrukh Habib, a State Minister for Information, broke the news that Buzdar had resigned. They said that the PMLQ had said that it would support the prime minister on the no-trust resolution. Gill said that any opposition efforts to a no-confidence motion would be thwarted, and they would get no benefit from it.
Even though Pervaiz Elahi was chosen as CM, it had an effect on the PMLQ. Tariq Bashir Cheema, a federal minister, left the cabinet and said that he would vote against the Prime Minister.He made this statement during a Geo News segment. His abrupt resignation sparked concerns of a schism within the PMLQ and divisions among Gujrat’s Chaudhrys. Cheema resigned after confiding in PMLQ supremo Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.
Earlier, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi led a group of his party to meet with the PM, who told him that he had accepted Buzdar’s resignation and appointed him as Punjab’s chief minister.
The PMLQ leader expressed his appreciation to the Prime Minister and promised that, God willing, he would live up to his expectations and selflessly serve the people of the province. Chaudhry Shujaat’s son, MNA Chaudhry Salik Hussain, said categorically that there were no divisions or schisms in the PMLQ or his family.Additionally, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi’s son, Moonis Elahi, disputed any such claim and expressed optimism that Cheema would reconsider his choice as well.
Separately, opposition leader in the National Assembly and PMLN President Shehbaz Sharif, former President Asif Ali Zardari, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, President PDM and JUIF chairman Maulana Fazlur Rehman, and BNP-Mengal President Sardar Akhtar Mengal held a news conference.
Opposition leader Shehbaz said that Imran Khan should first respond to the foreign funding case, because he had broken Pakistani law himself. Imran Khan’s speech claimed an international conspiracy against his government and the use of Pakistani politicians.
He said that if there was foreign meddling against Pakistan, he should bring it to Parliament’s attention and challenged him to provide proof. He stated that he would then stand with him.
Asif Zardari said that the opposition might benefit the Balochistan people. He said that Pakistan and Balochistan were inextricably interwoven. Asif Zardari said, “We will soon appoint Shehbaz Sharif as Prime Minister.”
Maulana Fazlur Rehman, President of the Pakistan Democratic Movement, said that Imran Khan has developed into a “weight” on his “masters,” who “created” him as prime minister.
Imran Khan should weep about his shortcomings. “It was a mistake on the part of the US, Israel, and Europe to force him on Pakistan,” he said. He said that he was happy that Khalid Magsi and the members of the Balochistan National Assembly who chose to go against the government were there.
Akhtar Mengal, the leader of the BNP-Mengal, said that the current administration has disregarded Balochistan. Rather than concentrating on regional issues, he said, its leadership was mocked.
Separately, Asif Zardari voiced hope for the passage of the no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan, stating that he was seeing the motion’s progress. After the National Assembly adjourned, someone asked him what he thought. His answer came after that.
When asked about the Speaker of the National Assembly’s duty, Asif Ali Zardari said that the speaker did what he was required to do. When asked if he believes a plot against Imran Khan is being formed, Zardari answered with a smile and a counter-question to the journalist, “Did you think so?”
