Overview
- The special session is scheduled for 3pm and will be chaired by Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar, with the motion formally on the agenda.
- PPP has nominated Faisal Mumtaz Rathore for prime minister and claims support in the high 30s, well above the 27 votes needed.
- PML-N has backed the no-confidence move but says it will sit on the opposition benches rather than join the government.
- PPP’s strength followed a wave of realignments, including 10 PTI-elected lawmakers joining the party on October 26 and public withdrawals of support by ministers Diwan Chughtai and Taqadas Gillani.
- Security has been tightened with restricted access to the assembly complex, and Anwarul Haq has signaled he will face the vote; PTI, the Muslim Conference and the J&K Peoples Party are reported as neutral.