ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb, has dismissed rumors about Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif seeking a National Assembly (NA) confidence vote.
The minister ruled out any consultation among the coalition parties regarding such a move. Her statement comes after a section of electronic media aired news about Shehbaz Sharif making a surprise decision to take a vote of confidence from the National Assembly.
The media further claimed that Sharif would take the vote of confidence from the National Assembly on Thursday, April 27.
However, taking to Twitter the other day, Marriyum Aurangzeb clarified that there was no need for such a move as PM Shehbaz Sharif had already obtained a vote for the leader of the house on April 11, 2022.
وزیراعظم نے اعتماد کا ووٹ لینے کا فیصلہ نہیں کیا،ایسی مشاورت ہوئی نہ اس کی ضرورت ہے۔ عوام، پارٹی،اتحادی جماعتوں کے متفقہ امیدوار شہباز شریف 11 اپریل 2022 کو قومی اسمبلی کے قائد ایوان کا ووٹ لے چکے ہیں۔ من گھڑت افواہ حقیقت نہیں۔ میڈیا بغیر تصدیق وزیراعظم سے متعلق خبریں نہ چلائے
— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) April 24, 2023
Aurangzeb said the people, coalition parties, and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had unanimously elected Shehbaz Sharif as the prime minister of the country. She added that there was no truth in the fabricated news and urged the media to refrain from publishing any news about the PM without verification.
