ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has submitted no-confidence motion against its own Deputy Speaker of Punjab Assembly Dost Muhammad Mazari, shocking all and sundry in the country.
The provincial leadership of the PTI has submitted the no-confidence motion against party’s own Deputy Speaker with approval from Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari had summoned Punjab Assembly session today at 7:30pm under Article 130 of the Constitution to elect the new leader of the House.
The deputy speaker, however, stated that the Assembly Secretariat was not cooperating with him.
He further said that he has called the session on Supreme Court of Pakistan’s order and the Secretariat should also issue a notification for the session on my orders.
If the assembly secretariat does not does not issue the notification then it will be committing contempt of court, Mazari further claimed.
Amid renewed tug of war within the PTI ranks in Punjab Assembly, the main entrance of the PA has been locked to avoid any clash.
