Pakistan PM Sharif gets trust vote from parliament

KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday got vote of confidence from the country’s parliament as political crises in the nuclear power state has not yet over.

The prime minister received 180 votes reposing confidence in his leadership in the 342-member National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said following after Thursday’s vote.

The unexpected move came days after Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb denied that the prime minister had decided to take a vote of confidence from parliament.

Responding to the development, PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry claimed that the premier had lost the confidence of the House, as 20 lawmakers, who voted in his favour, were disgruntled legislators of the PTI.

“(PM) Shehbaz Sharif has lost confidence of the majority of members [of parliament]. Vote of 20 members of the assembly cannot be counted in the prime minister’s favour as they belong to the PTI. Therefore, Shehbaz Sharif gained the support of only 160 members instead of 172,” the PTI leader tweeted.

“Today’s vote (of confidence) is a big defeat for Shehbaz Sharif and PDM,” he continued.

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