Dear Editor,
Political turmoil has reared its ugly head in Pakistan once again, with the filing of a no-confidence motion against the sitting Prime Minister. The vote, which was expected to be taken, was foiled as parliament was dissolved, on advice of the president. It is interesting to note no elected or appointed prime minister in that country have served the entirety of their terms to date.
The dissolving of that country’s parliament has strands of similarity to ours in recent past, when in order to avoid a no-confidence motion against the government, the then president used his powers and prorogued parliament, paving the way for elections, which was held as constitutionally mandated. Of course another no-confidence motion, successfully passed, did not see the holding of elections for more than a year, after it was constitutionally due.
Sincerely,
Shamshun Mohamed
