the total number of pti seats in national assembly is 158.
the total number of pti seats in national assembly is 158.
total number of pti seats in national assembly?
158
following the general election on 25 july 2018, imran khan's pakistan tehreek-e-insaf (pti) emerged as the largest political party in pakistan. it secured 116 general seats in the 15th national assembly. a further nine independent candidates allied themselves with the pti, and with the addition of 28 reserved seats for women and five seats for minorities, the pti's total tally increased to 158 in the 342-member assembly.
swearing-in ceremony of imran khan
at on 19 august, pti leader shah mehmood qureshi announced that he had received the resignation of all pti members of the national assembly. muttahida qaumi movement chief altaf hussain asked khan to reconsider his decision to enter the red zone, fearing that his party's march towards parliament might lead to "confrontation" and "bloodshed". at , during the morning session of the khyber pakhtunkhwa (kp) assembly, opposition members made a no-confidence motion against the pti leader and kp chief minister pervez khattak. the motion was made after opposition members feared the dissolution of the kp assembly, although khattak had earlier ruled out such a dissolution. however, the motion was signed by 46 mpas and submitted to the speaker of the kp assembly. the pml-n leadership allowed pti and pat workers to protest "on express conditions that the red zone will not be breached". however, federal railways minister and pml-n member khawaja saad rafique remained dismissive of the pti's assurance that the march would be peaceful. opposition leader and ppp member khursheed shah said that all parties were united for democracy and supported dialogue with pti and pat leaders. according to shah, he had unsuccessfully tried to meet the leaders until the previous night. after a pti core committee meeting, the party leadership decided "not to partake in any dialogue and to continue marching to the red zone". ppp chief and former president asif ali zardari consultated other opposition parties, calling the pti decision a bad omen. chaudhry nisar ali khan addressed the nation at , announcing that the government was ready to recount votes in 20 constituencies. this negated his earlier statement that the pti demands were beyond government control: "from four to 10 [constituencies] and then a complete audit of elections". he said that the pti was unable to live up to its promise to gather a million people, and khan did not stand by his word to "not [move] into the red zone". nisar described the three tiers of security in the red zone: police, ranger paramilitary forces and the armed forces. the first army contingent reached the red zone at and took over security for the prime minister's house at . the islamabad police took up positions at the entrance to the barricaded zone.
azadi march