After the victory of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) candidate Yousuf Raza Gilani from Islamabad in the Senate elections, Prime Minister Imran Khan decided to get a vote of confidence from Parliament.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood said that Ali Haider Gilani’s face, voice and his movements were in front of the public.
He announced that the party and Prime Minister Imran Khan have decided to vote of confidence in this House.
He said it was unanimous decision that Imran Khan would take a vote of confidence from the House, and it would be clear where he stood. Today is a day of regret for democracy, which was a pioneer of democracy.
External Affairs Minister said that we are based on our ideology, they are united. There is no relevance in this. If the members were angry then they would have gone open.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that we will continue to fight for the right and wrong.
It is to be noted that in the Senate elections, the General Assembly of Islamabad voted in the National Assembly, in which the opposition candidate former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was successful.
Govt re-voted but Yousuf Raza Gilani was successful in re-voting too.
According to the Returning Officer of the National Assembly, 340 votes were cast out of which Yousuf Raza Gilani got 169 votes while Hafiz Sheikh got 164 votes.
According to the Returning Officer, 7 votes were rejected.