Speaker acknowledges Opposition’s no-confidence motion against him

Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir

The Speaker of the National Assembly, on Monday, acknowledged a motion of no-confidence brought against him by members of the Opposition explaining that it would go through the “regular procedure.”

Speaker Manzoor Nadir said “…today the Clerk received 2 motions from the honourable Chief Whip of the Opposition. One a no-confidence motion in the Speaker of the National Assembly (and) that motion will go through the regular procedures.”

The motion was submitted to the Clerk of the National Assembly Sunday evening in the names of Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon and Chief Whip Christopher Jones.