Vote of Confidence | MCQs

Explanation

On May 27, 1993, Nawaz Sharif received a vote of confidence from the National Assembly during his first tenure as Prime Minister (1990–1993).

This occurred amid political tensions with President Ghulam Ishaq Khan, which eventually led to both leaders resigning in July 1993 as part of an agreement mediated by the military.

Nawaz Sharif became the 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan on November 6, 1990, succeeding Benazir Bhutto.

Explanation

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had sought a voluntary vote of confidence from the National Assembly after his reinstatement was granted by the Supreme Court in 1993.

But Imran Khan is also the second in the history of Pakistan who has sought for a 'voluntary' vote of confidence.

Explanation

Prior to this, the law required every prime minister to take a vote of confidence from the Assembly within 30 days of being elected.

Since 2010, however, the law does not require such a practice. In fact, according to clause 7 of Article 91 of the Constitution, the president “shall not exercise his powers under this clause unless he is satisfied that the prime minister does not command the confidence of the majority” in the Assembly.

This is the first time a prime minister has undertaken such an exercise after the passage of the 18th Amendment.

Explanation

Muhammad Khan Junejo was the first prime minister in the parliamentary history of the country to receive a vote of confidence from the National Assembly, which he received on March 24, 1985, under General Zia-ul-Haq's Revival of Constitution of 1973 Order (RCO),

In fact, under the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution, all prime ministers of Pakistan, from 1985 to 2008, received a vote of confidence from the National Assembly. These included the late Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif, Mir Zafarullah Jamali, Chaudhry Shujaat, Shaukat Aziz, and Yousuf Raza Gilani

In 2009, the 18th Amendment removed the provision for a vote of confidence from the Constitution.

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