Pakistan SC Says Deputy Speaker's Move To Dismiss No-Trust Vote Against Imran Khan 'Erroneous'

According to the report of The Dawn, the Supreme Court asked Imran Khan for evidence of a 'foreign conspiracy' against his government.

A view of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (File photo: getty)

New Delhi: Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday said that Deputy Speaker National Assembly's ruling was wrong over the no-trust vote against the then PM Imran Khan, as reported by news agency ANI.

Supreme Court of Pakistan remarks that Deputy Speaker National Assembly's ruling was wrong over no-trust vote against the then PM Imran Khan: Pakistan media

— ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2022

The apex court of the country on Thursday continued hearing into a suo-motu notice against the decision of Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri over a no-trust move against the then Prime Minister Imran Khan.

“The real question at hand is what happens next,” Pakistan daily Dawn quoted the chief justice Umar Ata Bandial's remarks during the hearing. Adding that the top court would issue a verdict today, the CJP said, "We have to look at national interest."

The five-member larger bench of the apex court hearing the suo motu comprises Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel.

Amidst the political crisis, the hearing is being held on a petition filed against the order of the Deputy Speaker, in which the no-confidence motion against the Imran government was rejected. After this, the Parliament of Pakistan was also dissolved and there was a demand to hold elections within 90 days.

According to the report of The Dawn, the Supreme Court asked Imran Khan for evidence of a 'foreign conspiracy' against his government.

Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail said on Thursday that even though Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri announced the April 3 judgment which rejected the no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan, Speaker Asad Qaiser signed it. 

National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri ruled on Sunday that the no-confidence motion was linked to a "foreign conspiracy" to topple Imran's government. A few minutes later, President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on the advice of Prime Minister Khan.