Govt bounces back after Senate shock as PM wins trust vote
178 MPs vote in Imran Khan’s favour; allies renew vow to stand by govt through thick and thin
Prime Minister Imran Khan in NA. PHOTO: RP
ISLAMABAD:
The lower house of parliament reaffirmed its confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday by overwhelmingly voting in his favour in a move that political pundits believe has preempted the next move of an increasingly hostile joint opposition which wanted to use its recent Senate win to ratchet up pressure on the embattled government to step down.
Imran Khan polled 178 votes – six more than the magical number of 172 – in a National Assembly session specifically convened for the purpose by the president but boycotted by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the alliance of a dozen opposition parties.
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Aimal Wali Khan addresses party workers in Mingora on Friday. Dawn
SWAT: Awami National Party provincial president Aimal Wali Khan on Friday said Prime Minister Imran Khan’s incompetence had subjected the country to multiple crises.
Addressing a meeting of party workers in Mingora here, the ANP leader said unfortunately, Pakistan was badly hit by two problems, including Covid-19 and PTI government, and the people were confused about how to get rid of them.
“The PTI government and Premier Imran Khan are more dangerous for the country than coronavirus,” he said.
Mr Aimal criticised Imran Khan for saying he wasn’t prepared to rule the country when he became the prime minister.
Providing a safety cover for the environment
22 Dec 2020 Labour that was rendered jobless in Pakistan amid COVID-19 pandemic found employment in ‘Green Stimulus’ Initiative of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Reuters A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. So said Franklin D. Roosevelt, once. His words could not be truer.
Trees soak up heat-trapping carbon dioxide as they grow and release it when they burn or rot. Overall, better management of nature could avert 11.3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year by 2030, according to a study.