The Supreme Court of Pakistan overturned Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri’s verdict on Imran Khan’s no-confidence motion on Thursday.
It also reinstated the National Assembly, which had been disbanded on Imran Khan’s suggestion by President Arif Alvi. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court ruled that the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly’s verdict on the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan was incorrect.
During the session, Supreme Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial stated that while Suri’s April 3 judgment was clearly “erroneous,” “the actual question at hand is what happens next.”
The no-confidence motion against Khan, who had lost the majority in the National Assembly and was on his way out of power, was dismissed by Deputy Speaker Suri, who cited Article 5 (loyalty to the State). On Khan’s urging, President Arif Alvi dissolved the Assembly minutes later.
• At 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 9th, the Supreme Court will hear a no-trust motion against Imran Khan.
• According to the Supreme Court, the Prime Minister is obligated by the Constitution. As a result, he was unable to advise the President on the dissolution of assemblies.
• In a unanimous decision, Pakistan’s Supreme Court declared the deputy speaker’s verdict unlawful. The five-judge panel overturned the verdict and the actions that followed, including President Alvi’s dissolution of the National Assembly.
• The Supreme Court of Pakistan today overturned the Deputy Speaker’s decision on Imran Khan’s no-confidence motion. It also re-established the National Assembly, which had been disbanded on Imran Khan’s advice by President Arif Alvi.
• During today’s session, the Chief Justice of Pakistan stated that the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan had constitutional support and was likely to pass, but was sabotaged at the last minute.
• Imran Khan met with his legal team today ahead of the Supreme Court decision and stated that his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), will accept the ruling regardless of the outcome.
• The Supreme Court has summoned the Secretary of Election Commission, who has come at the SC with a legal team. Security commandos have been deployed inside the Supreme Court building ahead of the decision on Imran Khan’s fate.
• Shehbaz Sharif petitioned the Supreme Court to reinstate Parliament. He expressed the expectation that the no-confidence motion would be reintroduced if the deputy speaker’s ruling was suspended. Shehbaz replied, “I have one request…restore the NA.”
• Pakistan’s Election Commission has stated that conducting free and fair elections will take at least four months. According to the report, polls are also impossible to hold since constituencies have been cut from 272 to 266 following the merging of the former Federally Administered Tribal Territories and the reduction of seats in tribal areas from 12 to 6.
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