MQM-P's Farogh Naseem, Aminul Haque step down as federal ministers

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 05 Jan 2023

KARACHI: Both members of MQM-P serving as federal ministers, Farogh Naseem and Aminul Haque, have stepped down from their posts, hours after the party's announcement to side with the Opposition in the vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Naseem and Haque submitted their resignations to the prime minister.

The government has been facing back-to-back blows as the voting day on the Opposition's no-trust motion nears.

MQM-P decides to support Opposition

In another major blow to PTI, the MQM-P decided to desert the ruling party and join hands with the joint Opposition to support their no-confidence motion against the prime minister.

Following the development, the government lost the majority in the Lower House and the no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan — on which the National Assembly is expected to vote on April 3 will likely be successful.

With 177 members, the Opposition now has more numbers in the NA and they do not need the support of the disgruntled PTI MNAs. On the other hand, the government is left with the support of only 164 members of Parliament.

Shahzain Bugti parts ways with govt

Earlier, PM Imran Khan's his special assistant (SAPM) on reconciliation and harmony in Balochistan and Jamhoori Watan Party leader Shah­zain Bugti parted ways with the government while announcing his resignation from the federal cabinet.

The development came on Sunday after a meeting of the politician with PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and PPP and PML-N lawmakers. Bilawal called on Bugti at his residence to seek his support for the vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan.