Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will on Friday address the nation ahead of the no-confidence vote on April 9, he tweeted after the Supreme Court’s ruling against him.
In a tweet, Imran Khan said, “I have called a cabinet meeting tomorrow as well as our parliamentary party meeting & tomorrow evening I will address the nation. My message to our nation is I have always and will continue to fight for Pak till the last ball.”
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On Thursday night, a larger bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan declared the deputy speaker’s ruling unconstitutional in a unanimous judgement. The court sets aside the ruling and the steps taken after it including the dissolution of the National Assembly.
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The Pakistan Supreme Court said that the prime minister was bound by the Constitution, therefore, he could not advise the President to dissolve assemblies and ordered a no-trust move at 10 am on Saturday.
Law Minister Fawad Chaudhry claimed there are “loopholes” in the Supreme Court judgement. After the verdict came out, he said “we” need to start the freedom struggle all over again from March 23, 1940. He also announced probing the “foreign threat” letter.
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After the Supreme Court’s judgement, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Shehbaz Sharif said, “today would be remembered in Pakistan’s history in golden words. We thank Heads of all opposition parties, colleagues who joined us to speak for truth and rivals who called a spade a spade by listening to their conscience.”
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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is in London said, “I would like to congratulate everyone in the country. People have gotten rid of such a person who ruined the country. He made common people starve. Dollar has reached 200 today and people are frustrated with inflation in the country.”