July 3, 2021
ISLAMABAD: A new issue cropped up between the PTI-led government and the opposition, as the latter questioned the non-participation of Prime Minister Imran Khan in the in-camera meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, terming it sheer non-seriousness and indifference.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Friday termed the briefing a “good starter” and said Prime Minister Imran Khan’s non-participation in the committee meeting had once again proved he prioritised his ego to nation.
Bilawal tweeted that the Parliamentary Committee on National Security was a good start for important engagement on developing situation in Afghanistan and its implications for Pakistan. “Our stance is that the government must implement the 2012 National Security Council resolution,” he demanded.
Daily Times
June 18, 2021
Now when the opposition has decided to withdraw a no-confidence motion against Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, filed last week, on the request of the government, the opposition may also give a second thought to their plan to come up with a similar motion against National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser.
The opposition may stage an upset if a secret ballot is allowed, which is highly unlikely. The treasury benches have demonstrated a fraught history of switching sides during the Senate elections a few months back when a half score of treasury MNAs voted for Yousaf Raza Gilani.
The conduct of the speaker and the deputy speaker has brought the opposition united, which should worry the treasury benches. Last week the joint opposition in the National Assembly filed a no-confidence motion against Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri. The motion reads that the deputy speaker breached the rules and regulations and democratic values during the [budget] session. And that the deputy