Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday said that the incumbent government cannot stop the lawmakers from voting on no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan and asked the PTI to ensure support of 172 lawmakers in the National Assembly instead of gathering one million people in Islamabad, according to a news outlet.
“Even a million people will not be able to stop the no-confidence motion. I dare prime minister and the federal ministers to stop [the lawmakers] from attending the assembly session,” he challenged.
He accused the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of pressuring opposition members after they submitted no-confidence motion in the lower house of parliament.
“Mockery of accountability is underway in the country. Our members have been receiving notices from NAB since filing no-confidence motion,” he added.
He asked the NAB chairman to stop interfering in the matter of no-confidence by issuing notices to opposition leaders.
“The government is taking to the streets instead of [facing no-trust motion] in parliament shows that the government has already collapsed,” he added.
He also warned the prime minister against issuing threats to opposition leaders saying that it will cost him [PM Imran] dearly.
