ISLAMABAD, July 5: The opposition on Friday decided, during an all-parties conference, to submit a no-confidence motion against Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on July 9 as efforts to de-seat the Upper House’s chair gain pace.
Representatives from nine parties attended Friday’s moot and chose Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F)’s Akram Khan Durrani as the Rahbar Committee convener.
“We all have agreed that the Senate chairman should be removed and motion against him will be submitted on July 9. The opposition will come up with a new name for the post on July 11,” said Durrani while speaking to the media after the meeting.
“We condemn the way democratic people in this country are being
distanced from politics and to record its protest, the Rahbar Committee has decided to stage province-wide gatherings from July 25.”
“Pakistan should be run only through a parliamentary system. We reject any talk of presidential system or any other system,” said senior PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
“Production orders for members of the Parliament should be issued as it is their right to vote for the chairman. It is easy for the government to arrest members, but it denies them their right to vote.”
The former premier added that general elections held in 2018 were controversial and to mark the day, the opposition will observe a black day on July 25.
“We are now implementing the points that were decided in the APC. We are fighting for the people and not to be in the government,” he added.-Agencies
