ISLAMABAD: In order to gain support of its ally Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) the PTI-led government has offered another ministry to MQM-P, well informed sources said on Monday.
Sources privy to the meeting held in this connection said that the government is likely to offer the port and shipping ministry to MQM-P.
Meanwhile, a government delegation will meet the leadership of MQM-P tonight to hold further discussions, sources said.
In another major development today, Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar tendered his resignation, after which Prime Minister Imran Khan decided to nominate PML-Q leader, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, for the post.
Later on, PML-Q leader Moonis Elahi confirmed that Pervaiz has decided to accept the offer.
On Monday, the joint Opposition had submitted a no-confidence motion against Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar in the Punjab Assembly, citing that they had been dissatisfied with his performance.
The development had come in the wake of the Opposition’s no-confidence motion and increasing pressure within the PTI to remove the incumbent chief minister.
After the joint Opposition tabled a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan in a bid to oust him, the support of MQM-P and PML–Q has become crucial for the premier. The MQM-P has seven members in the Parliament, while the PML-Q has five.
If the Opposition wants the no-trust motion to be successful, then they will need the support of a simple majority — 172 members out of the 342 — in the lower house of parliament.
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