No-confidence motion against PM still an option: Fazl Mengal says there is no turning back.

Islamabad -- Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F leader Maulana Fazal ur Rehman has said that if any attempt is made to change the 18th Amendment or NFC Award, it will face resistance at all levels. He also said that the option of having a vote of no confidence against PM Imran Khan is still on the table.

Holding a press conference with Balochistan National Party leader Sardar Akhtar Mengal in Islamabad, the JUI-F chief said that only a truly elected parliament and National Assembly can take the country out of this crisis.

Reacting to the cut in NFC award by the federal government, he said that the share of provinces is fixed and any cuts would not be accepted. Attempts to make changes in the 18th Amendment or NFC Award will be resisted at all levels, he added.

Regarding the coronavirus, Fazal ur Rehman said that it is a global pandemic and urgent measures are needed to control it but facilities in the country's hospitals are next to none.

The JUI-F Chief said that work on all important projects included in the Pak-China Economic Corridor should be continued. He said that Balochistan had been ignored in the CPEC initiative, the APC demands giving Balochistan its due share in the project and condemns the government's negligence in stopping locust attacks in the...

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