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Shahbaz proposes formation of national govt for next 5 years sans PTI’s participation

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Opposition Leader in the National Assembly and PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif Wednesday floated the idea of forming a national government in which PTI has no participation.

“The national government — sans PTI — should be formed for the next five years,” the PML-N president said during an interview with Geo News’ programme “Capital Talk”.

Mentioning that it was his personal idea of forming such a government, Shahbaz said that the new leadership that comes into power should work with all the dedication so as to set a benchmark.

“And then we can see what happens,” he told senior journalist and anchorperson Hamid Mir.

With the National Assembly session for voting on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan just weeks away, the government is trying to woo its allies for supporting it during the voting.

The Opposition is also attempting to cajole the PTI allies and seeking to break the government alliance in the lower house — by holding back-to-back meetings with them.

PM Imran Khan has said that he is ready for everything that the Opposition plans to throw his way — but he has also intensified meetings with allies ahead of the no-trust motion session.

Both — the government and the Opposition — are set to hold massive rallies in Islamabad before the crucial session — with the government’s gathering scheduled for March 27, while the Opposition’s “long march” will take place after March 25, once the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) session ends.

Numbers game

It is noteworthy that the three allies have 17 representatives in the National Assembly. If these parties join the Opposition, the PTI government’s strength will fall to 162 from 179, and the total number of MNAs in the unified opposition would rise to 179.

To pass the no-trust motion, the Opposition needed the backing of 172 MNAs. The NA currently has a total membership of 341 members, with one seat empty.

The illustration shows the breakdown of the representatives of the government and the Opposition in the National Assembly. — Illustration via Geo News
The illustration shows the breakdown of the representatives of the government and the Opposition in the National Assembly. — Illustration via Geo News

The ruling coalition now has 179 MNAs in favour, while the Opposition has 162 MNAs in the lower house of parliament. The Opposition required the backing of ten more MNAs to dislodge the Imran Khan government.

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Drive Against Price Hike: Punjab CM Directs Chief Secretary To Personally Monitor Drive

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Maryam Nawaz, the chief minister of Punjab, has instructed the chief secretary to personally oversee the province’s campaign against price increases and hoarding.
In order to minimise hoarding, she chaired a conference in Lahore and requested that the Government Rate List be publicly displayed in every shop and that the supply and demand of essential commodities be closely monitored.
According to Maryam Nawaz, throughout Holy Ramadan, the supply and prices of fruits and vegetables will also be closely monitored, and price increases would face severe legal action.

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Unverified Polio Case Report: Health Minister Establishes Committee to Look Into Issue

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Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Imran Nazir visited Mandi Bahauddin to address concerns over a reported Polio Case involving 8-Year-Old Mah Noor from Malikwal.

The Minister attested to Mahnoor’s good health and regular gait. All children, including Mah Noor, have received vaccinations, the minister underlined.

A health committee has been established to look into the issue further, the minister told the public.

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KP condemns the Haqqania bombing and calls on the KP government to prosecute those responsible.

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The suicide attack at Darul Uloom Haqqania has been widely denounced by the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They claimed that when Security Forces take action against the Khawarij faction, they not only attack mosques and seminaries but also use them as safe havens.
The public has demanded that the state step up its efforts to combat the Khawarij, highlighting the fact that their violence still poses a serious threat to the general public, especially academics. They have stated their steadfast support for Security Forces in their fight against this danger.
They claim that the Khawarij assault schools, seminaries, and mosques in an effort to deny Pakistan’s youth an education and take advantage of women and children as human shields. While explosions in public places have killed innocent civilians, including women, children, and the elderly, they have also desecrated the sanctity of mosques and turned them into terrorist hotspots.
They have called on the government to punish those accountable for this catastrophe severely and to put in place strong safeguards against future occurrences of this kind.

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