President may ask PM Shahbaz Sharif to take vote of confidence: report

President may ask PM Shahbaz Sharif to take vote of confidence: report

PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry has claimed that President Arif Alvi may askPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to take a vote of confidence at “any point”,adding that the premier did not have 172 votes to survive such a motion.

“We want to move towards elections,” said Fawad, adding that the PTI isready to hold talks on electoral reforms if they announce a date for thepolls.

“Dollar has reached Rs200 and the economy has been ruined in 40 days. Whenthe political situation improves then the economy will improve as well,”said Fawad.

Ahead of Fawad’s press conference Imran Khan held a meeting with the seniorleadership of his party on the political situation in Punjab after theSupreme Court’s verdict.

The meeting was attended by Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry andSenator Ali Zafar, former chief minister Usman Buzdar, Murad Raas, andSibtain Khan. PML-Q’s Moonis Elahi also attended the meeting.