Lagatar24 Desk
Islamabad, March 30: The administration of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf received a major setback as the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM) reached an agreement with the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
The united opposition and MQM have reached an agreement. Rabta committee MQM and PPP CEC will ratify the said agreement. We will then share details with the media in a press conference tomorrow IA. Congratulations Pakistan,” PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said in a tweet.
As of now, the Imran Khan government has lost its majority in Pakistan’s lower chamber of parliament, following late-night developments in the days leading up to the no-confidence motion or no-trust vote against him.
After the ruling coalition partner MQM-P opted to break away from the Imran Khan-led government, Pakistan’s unified opposition currently has 177 members of the national legislature (Members of National Assembly).
Notably, Pakistan’s combined opposition needed the backing of 172 MNAs in order to pass a no-confidence resolution against the Prime Minister.
The Pakistani National Assembly has a total of 342 members, with 172 constituting a majority. The PTI-led coalition was created with 179 members’ support, but now that MQM-P has left the party, PTI is only standing with 164 members’ support, while the Opposition now has 177 members of supporters in the national assembly and does not require the backing of unhappy PTI MNAs.
