Islamabad (Staff Report/Agencies): President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday dissolved National Assembly.
Earlier the day, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that he had advised President Arif Alvi to dissolve assemblies.
In an address to the nation, soon after National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri dismissed no-trust move against the premier, PM Imran said that he had advised President Alvi to dissolve assemblies.
Earlier, National Assembly Deputy Speaker dismissed the no-trust move against Prime Minister Imran Khan, terming it a contradiction of Article 5 of the Constitution.
The session started with the recitation of the Holy Quran. Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri chaired the session.
Suri said the resolution could not be voted upon as it was allegedly supported by a foreign power. He also adjourned the session indefinitely.
As the session started, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry termed the no-confidence motion a foreign conspiracy to change the regime in Pakistan.