Imran Khan loses midnight vote of no confidence, removed because of Pakistan PM

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan became the country’s first Prime Minister to be removed by a vote of no confidence when Parliament voted to elect him after a 14-hour session. The General Opposition – a group of radically socialist, liberal and religious parties – secured the support of 174 members of the 342-member assembly, more than the required strength of the 172 members. members to overthrow the Prime Minister. Parliament will reconvene at 2pm on Sunday to elect a new Prime Minister.

Shehbaz Sharif, the man capable of replacing Imran Khan, praising the courage of the opposition saying it is not common in Pakistani politics. “Pakistan is now on track to be honest and legal again… We are moving towards a bright future where we will not take revenge and imprison anyone innocent,” he said.

Chairman of the opposition PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari congratulated the people of Pakistan. “Democracy has been under attack for the past three years. Welcome to purana (old) Pakistan,” he said during a jihad at Imran Khan’s poll about”Naya (new) Pakistan.” Democracy is a vengeance in gold, he added.

Local news reports showed scenes of unusual political unrest in Islamabad as a vote of no confidence was underway after a dramatic protracted session. In the midst of high drama, the President and Vice-President of the National Assembly resigned before the deadline for voting in court. The Islamabad High Court and High Court were opened ahead of a midnight contempt hearing. Prime Minister Khan has defiantly announced during a cabinet meeting that he will not resign.

A prisoner van arrived at the conference amid speculation that the Speaker and Deputy Speaker could be arrested if the vote is not held at midnight as ordered by the Supreme Court. Security has been beefed up at airports and an alert has been issued says no senior state or government official has left the country without a Certificate of No Objection (NOC).

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has alleged that Prime Minister Khan is trying to create a constitutional crisis and seek military intervention in the country’s political affairs by delaying a vote of no confidence. He also attacked the speaker, accusing him of contempt of court and violating the Constitution. Another opposition leader, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Vice President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), criticized the government in a series of tweets, even calling for the arrest of Imran Khan, Speaker. and Deputy Speaker.

In addition, the Pakistani government of Tehreek-e-Insaf led by Imran Khan has filed an application with the Supreme Court against the decision to declare the judgment of the deputy speaker to reject the resolution of no confidence in the Prime Minister as unconstitutional. . However, the lawsuit has not yet been filed because court officials did not process it when received when they closed early in Ramazan.

Urging the Pakistani people to protect the country’s sovereignty, Prime Minister Imran Khan last night asked people to take to the streets to protest peacefully against an “imported government”.

Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party lost its majority in a meeting earlier this month when a key coalition partner said seven of its lawmakers would vote with the opposition. More than a dozen lawmakers from the ruling party said they would pass.

Making sensational claims of a foreign conspiracy, Prime Minister Khan announced that foreign powers were trying to overthrow his government and that Pakistani legislators were being trafficked in like sheep to fulfill their obligations. do this. “We knew that American diplomats were meeting with our people. Then we knew about the whole plan,” he said, adding that he did not have the authority to disclose all the details publicly. related to national security concerns. The US has flatly denied these allegations, saying there is “absolutely no truth” to these allegations.