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Fawad Chaudhry Says PTI MNAs to Resign En Masse to Object to Sharif's Nomination

Catch all the live updates on the political developments in Pakistan after Imran Khan was voted out as PM here.

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Senior PTI leader and former Minister of Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry announced on Sunday, 10 April, that PTI Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) would resign en masse on Monday.

"If our objections on Shehbaz Sharif's [nomination] papers are not addressed then we will resign tomorrow," Chaudhry told reporters in Islamabad, according to Dawn.

Meanwhile, in his first reaction since the no-trust vote that ousted him, former Prime Minister Imran Khan has tweeted about the "freedom struggle" beginning again.

"Pakistan became an independent state in 1947; but the freedom struggle begins again today against a foreign conspiracy of regime change," he wrote on Twitter on Sunday.

Hours after his overthrow, Shehbaz Sharif of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Khan's party) were nominated as prime ministerial candidates, ARY NEWS reported on Sunday.

Snapshot
  • Khan lost the no-confidence vote against him with 174 members favouring the no-confidence resolution

  • National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser and Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri resigned before the no-trust vote on Saturday night

  • The Supreme Court of Pakistan had opened its doors at midnight, given the uncertainty surrounding the vote

  • "Welcome back to purana Pakistan", PPP leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said after the vote's results were declared

  • Khan, late last night, denied local media reports claiming that he may sack General Bajwa after meeting him

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6:12 PM , 10 Apr
KEY EVENT

Raid on House of Khan's Focal Person on Digital Media

The home of Dr Arslan Khalid, Imran Khan's focal person on digital media, was allegedly raided in Lahore (Wapda Town area) by 11 unidentified men a few hours after the no-trust vote ended on Sunday.

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5:43 PM , 10 Apr
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Fawad Chaudhry Says PTI MNAs to Resign en Masse

Senior PTI leader and former Minister of Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has announced that PTI Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) would resign en masse on Monday, 11 April.

PTI members had raised objections to Sharif's filing of nomination papers.

"If our objections on Shehbaz Sharif's [nomination] papers are not addressed then we will resign tomorrow," Chaudhry told reporters in Islamabad, according to Dawn.

5:16 PM , 10 Apr
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Deputy Speaker Did Not Resign, NA Secretariat Clarifies

The National Assembly Secretariat clarified on Sunday, 10 April, that contrary to what was reported just before the no-trust vote, Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri did not resign from his post.

National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaisar, however, had indeed resigned ahead of the no-trust vote.

Suri, on the other hand, did not resign and will chair the National Assembly session on Monday, 11 April, ARY News reported.

4:48 PM , 10 Apr
KEY EVENT

Imran Khan Reacts for the First Time After Ouster

In his first reaction since the no-trust vote that ousted him, former Prime Minister Imran Khan has tweeted about the "freedom struggle" beginning again.

"Pakistan became an independent state in 1947; but the freedom struggle begins again today against a foreign conspiracy of regime change. It is always the people of the country who defend their sovereignty & democracy," he wrote.

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Published: 10 Apr 2022, 11:42 AM IST
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