Pakistan National Assembly adjourned, to meet again on April 11 to elect new Prime Minister

Islamabad National Assembly proceedings were adjourned in the early hours of April 10 and the House

National Assembly proceedings were adjourned in the early hours of April 10 and the House will meet again on April 11 at 2 p.m. to elect the new Premier after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was removed from office through a no-confidence vote.

Ayaz Sadiq of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, who was chairing the crucial session, said the nomination papers for the new Prime Minister may be submitted by 2 p.m. on April 10 and the scrutiny would be done by 3 p.m.

He summoned the session on Monday at 11 a.m. and said the new Premier would be elected then. However, the National Assembly of Pakistan later informed on its official Twitter account that the House will meet at 2 pm.

“The Sitting of the National Assembly will meet again on Monday, the 11th April, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. instead of 11:00 a.m,” it tweeted.

Earlier, Mr. Sadiq was nominated by Speaker Asad Qaiser to chair the session after the leader of Imran Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), announced to step down as it was not possible for him to continue.

Mr. Sadiq immediately started the voting process.

The joint Opposition — a rainbow of socialist, liberal and radically religious parties — secured the support of 174 members in the 342-member National Assembly, more than the needed strength of 172 to oust the Prime Minister on a day full of drama and multiple adjournments of the Lower House.