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ISLAMABAD: The ruling PML-N on Monday suffered an embarrassing setback in the National Assembly as the lower house was adjourned within minutes for lack of quorum after its estranged ally, the PPP, stayed away from the proceedings over the alleged rigging in the recently-held Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections.
The government failed to muster the required number of 84 lawmakers in the 336-member house, forcing the chair to adjourn the session without taking up any agenda item when quorum was pointed out by an opposition member from the PTI.
“No PPP, no quorum, simple,” posted PPP’s Sharmila Farooqui on her official social media account on X soon after the adjournment of the sitting.
Later, Ms Farooqui told Dawn PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had already declared the party would “no more cooperate with PML-N on quorum and legislation” in the parliament till their grievances over the alleged rigging and mismanagement in the AJK polls were addressed.
