Islamabad April 5, 2022: The Spokesman National Assembly Secretariat has strongly refuted news item circulating in the media regarding the Speaker National Assembly on the no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister and the ruling of the Deputy Speaker thereon.

The Spokesman has termed all such news, fabricated and baseless. He informed that the Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser had decided not to preside over the session on 3rd April since a no-confidence motion had been submitted against him.

He further informed that the Speaker National Assembly concurred with the ruling given by the Deputy Speaker on the no-confidence motion and had signed it. The Spokesman further said that matter was pending before the Hon. Supreme Court and the Speaker will present his point of view before the court through his Counsel. He said that attributing such news to Speaker be avoided.