Islamabad : Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf Party (PTI) chief Imran Khan has indicated that he may return to the National Assembly. Monday signaled a return to the National Assembly for the first time to be part of the consultation process for a caretaker government for general elections later this year. In April last year, 131 PTI members of the National Assembly resigned after Imran was removed from the post of prime minister through a no-confidence motion. Imran’s party boycotted the resolution and did not participate in the voting on it.
However, the Speaker of the National Assembly has not yet accepted Imran Khan’s resignation and has called all PTI MPs to verify whether his resignation is ‘genuine and voluntary’. Speaking to reporters at his residence in Lahore on Monday, Imran said, “If we do not return to the National Assembly, the PML-N-led coalition government will form a caretaker government in consultation with opposition leader Raja Riaz, chosen by him.” After the completion of his term in August this year).
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Imran said – we will not let this happen
Imran said, ‘We will not let this happen.’ This is the first time Imran has expressed his stand on returning to the National Assembly after stepping down from the post of prime minister. Imran has also said that President Arif Alvi will soon ask Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to seek a vote of confidence in the National Assembly. Imran Khan was fatally attacked during the Long March last year. On Monday, the police arrested three more suspects in this connection.
