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Failing to secure oppn support, SL govt to lose majority in parliament: Coalition partner
Udaya Gammanpila, the former Energy Minister and a leader of one of the coalition parties in the government, tweeted: "The #SLPP Government will lose its majority in Parliament marking its Beginning of the End." Gammanpila also criticised Monday's appointment of four ministers for the new cabinet saying: "New cabinet is old wine in a new bottle."
Pakistan NSA resigns amid political turmoil
"Today, I leave extremely satisfied and content, most of all because I know that the NSA's office and the NSD are vibrant institutions with an exceptional team that will continue to make Pakistan proud," Moeed wrote on his official Twitter handle. He also thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan for trusting him with the immense responsibility and allowing him to do justice to his role as the NSA.
Imran says he is not 'anti-American'
During an interactive question and answer session with the public, the premier stated that he does not have any mal-intent towards the US, but rather aims towards a mutual friendship with the superpower, free from interference in domestic affairs against public interest. "I am not against any country, I am not anti-American, but yes, we can be against certain policies. I want the two countries to have friendship, which means having mutual respect," Khan said.
Pakistan Supreme Court adjourns hearing on Speaker's ruling till Tuesday
Earlier in the day, Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial said the Supreme Court will announce a "reasonable" order in the case on Monday, Express Tribune reported. As it adjourned the case, the top court said that it could not decide on the case without listening to everyone. "The ruling cannot come out of thin air," CJ Bandial said as he adjourned the case till Tuesday.
Pakistan faces political anarchy
A no-confidence motion (NCM) against the government was rejected by the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) who cited the 'conspiracy' by the US as the reason. The Supreme Court has, however, taken suo moto notice and indications are that last word may not have been said on the festering dispute between Khan and his political opponents.
4 ministers sworn into new SL Cabinet
Officials from the President's Office said that former Justice Minister Ali Sabry was sworn in as the new Finance Minister, while G.L. Peiris was sworn in as the Foreign Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena as the Education Minister and Johnston Fernando as the Highways Minister, reports Xinhua news agency. More ministers will be sworn into the cabinet in the coming days if the opposition parties agree to form a united government, government officials said.
India speeds up rice shipments to help crisis-ridden Sri Lanka
The rice shipments would increase the availability of food and bring down prices, which have doubled in a year triggering street protests and leading to an emergency being clamped by the government to quell riots in the country.
Shehbaz Sharif calls out Imran for imposing 'civilian martial law'
Addressing a press conference, flanked by PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and JUI-F leader Asad Mehmood, he said that Khan, along with his party members, have blatantly challenged the Constitution of Pakistan. Earlier on Sunday, Sharif had said that Article 6 will be imposed on Khan and Qasim Khan Suri, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly.
Sri Lanka Prez invites oppn parties to join cabinet to resolve crisis
As the island-wide protests defying curfew and emergency laws imposed by Rajapaksa took place on Sunday, the government decided to dissolve the cabinet with the plan to have an all-party interim government. Grappled by a severe economic crisis, the island nation has been going through a crisis where people are suffered without fuel, LPG, electricity and food for months. Extensive loans and unlimited money printing which exceeded 1.2 trillion LKR ($4 billion) in 2021 along has lead to the current economic crisis.
Imran says he had reports that dissidents frequented US embassy
In remarks that were televised, he told them that when the National Security Council (NSC) had condemned the involvement of an external force in no-trust resolution, counting (of votes on the motion) had become "irrelevant". Khan revealed that the US had sent a threatening message through Pakistan's envoy.
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