ISLAMABAD – After the government lost majority, the opposition parties which now outnumber the strength of the PPP-led coalition, are also not on the same page because of their differences with each other leaving the PML-N to still continue holding the office of leader of opposition in the National Assembly as the PML-Q, JUI-F and MQM, all put together, cannot defeat the PML-N numbers in the House.
In the house of 342, the collective strength of opposition parties, including the PML-N, PML-Q, MQM, JUI-F and PPP-Sherpao is 175 and if united, they can remove the Pakistan People’s Party-led government by moving a no-confidence motion against the prime minister. If 3 independent MNAs from Punjab, 1 each from Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa and Sindh and 2 from Balochistan join in, the number reaches 182.
However, misunderstandings and lack of working relationship between the opposition parties are likely to provide a breathing space to the embattled government to continue to rule the House even if it is not in majority in both the houses of the parliament.
After the government lost majority, the opposition parties which now outnumber the strength of the PPP-led coalition, are also not on the same page because of their differences with each other leaving the PML-N to still continue holding the office of leader of opposition in the National Assembly as the PML-Q, JUI-F and MQM, all put together, cannot defeat the PML-N numbers in the House.
In the house of 342, the collective strength of opposition parties, including the PML-N, PML-Q, MQM, JUI-F and PPP-Sherpao is 175 and if united, they can remove the Pakistan People’s Party-led government by moving a no-confidence motion against the prime minister. If 3 independent MNAs from Punjab, 1 each from Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa and Sindh and 2 from Balochistan join in, the number reaches 182.
However, misunderstandings and lack of working relationship between the opposition parties are likely to provide a breathing space to the embattled government to continue to rule the House even if it is not in majority in both the houses of the parliament.
