Consultations began on Wednesday to bring a no-trust motion against Balochistan Speaker Nawab Aslam Bhotani as Prime Minister summoned PPP lawmakers to Islamabad in a bid to resolve the crisis. According to sources, PPP's coalition partners and independent candidates are being consulted to present a no-trust motion against Bhotani, who reached the Federal capital.
Sources add that Bhotani could be replaced with any other member of the PML-Q. On Tuesday, Balochistan Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution, backing Nawaz Aslam Raisani as Chief Minister. The Supreme Court in interim order has ruled that the Balochistan government has lost its constitutional authority in the wake of poor law-and-order situation.