Removal of Pakistan President and return of Nawaz Sharif high on agenda as Oppn gears up for potential regime change

Pakistans Opposition has completed its initial talks for the formation of a new government once Prime Minister Imran Khan is ousted on Saturday after the noconfidence motion and plans are afoot for the removal of President Arif Alvi and the return of deposed premier Nawaz Sharif from the UK a media report said on FridayPakistan Muslim LeagueNawaz PMLN President and Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif 70 who is the Oppositions candidate for the new prime minister will announce his possible government priorities after taking the oath The Express Tribune newspaper reportedIn a landmark 50 verdict on Thursday a fivemember bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial ruled that National Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Suris ruling rejecting a noconfidence motion against Khan was contrary to the Constitution and the law and of no legal effectiquestThe apex court also declared the advice by the Prime Minister to President Alvi to dissolve the national assembly as iquestunconstitutionalThe court ordered the speaker of the lower house to call the session of the national assembly on April 9 at 10 am local time to organise a noconfidence voteAccording to the Orders of the Day issued by the National Assembly Secretariat on Friday the National Assemblys session for voting on the noconfidence motion against Prime Minister Khan will take place at 1030 AM local time on Saturday in line with the Supreme Courts orderIn the National Assemblys NA agenda voting on the noconfidence motion is at the fourth position in the sixpoint agendaThe Express Tribune quoted sources as saying that all Opposition parties will be given proportional representation in the new possible federal governmentThe new governments term should be at least six months or a year as electoral reforms and legislations related to accountability laws can be passed they saidA constitutional route will be taken to replace President Alvi and the governors of the four provinces the report saidSources said that all the decisions of Prime Minister Khans government could be reviewed and changed it saidAn immediate action plan will be worked out for the return of deposed prime minister Sharif and former finance minister Ishaq Dar after consultations and a review of the political situation the report saidSharif 72 who is also the supreme leader of the PMLN is in London for medical treatment on expired bailIn 2017 Sharif was removed from office by the Supreme Court following revelations from the Panama Papers case In 2018 the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding public office for life amidst a slew of corruption cases against himShehbaz who is the younger brother of Nawaz Sharif has said that the Opposition would challenge the unconstitutional actions of the ruling party on all platformsThe report said that a reasonable time will be given to the Election Commission of Pakistan ECP to complete the delimitation of constituencies before holding general elections it quoted sources as sayingThe new setup will also review the foreign policy with the aim to establish relations with all countries on equal footings while focusing on peace and not war the report saidLegal action will also be taken to close the cases filed against Opposition leaders on the basis of victimisation the report addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever