Bid to oust Pakistan PM shot down: Imran Khan calls for elections after no confidence vote rejected
Bid to oust Pakistan PM is shot down: Imran Khan calls for fresh elections after no confidence vote is rejected by deputy speaker of National Assembly
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan had a no confidence motion rejectedThe opposition had the numbers to remove Mr Khan, but were not able to voteMr Khan will now stay on as prime minister and he said to prepare for elections
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan had a no confidence motion against him rejected today, with no voting taking place.
It had been expected that he would be removed from power through the no-confidence vote, as the opposition had the numbers to push the motion through.
In an address to the nation following the decision, Mr Khan said that he has asked the President to dissolve the parliament and that the people of Pakistan should ‘prepare for elections’.
Pakistan’s Minister for Information has since confirmed that Mr Khan will continue his duties as Prime Minister, while the cabinet has been dissolved.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan (pictured), was expected to face and lose a no-confidence vote today, but it was dismissed before it could take place
Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, former prime minister of Pakistan and leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party and united opposition (pictured arriving before the vote was dismissed), believed the vote would be successful as the opposition had a majority
Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri, who was in chair after a no-confidence motion against the National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser was submitted just hours before the vote, dismissed the no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister calling it ‘unconstitutional’.
Khan, who led Pakistan’s cricket team to victory in the 1992 World Cup, became Pakistan’s prime minister in 2018.
He was elected as a new, third force in Pakistan’s politics, on promises to end corruption and revitalise the economy.
However four years later many feel he has failed to deliver, with rising costs of living a common complaint made against him.
Speaking to the nation, Prime Minister Imran Khan said: ‘I have written to the President to dissolve the assemblies. There should be elections in a democratic way. I call upon the people to Pakistan to prepare for elections.
‘I congratulate every Pakistani on the speaker’s decision. The no-confidence motion was a foreign conspiracy against us.
‘The nation should decide who should govern them. Not the corrupt people who conspire with foreign powers.
‘Prepare for elections. You will decide.’
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (pictured), head of the opposition Pakistan People’s Party in the National Assembly, called the decision to not allow a vote on the no-confidence motion unconstitutional
The opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), accused the government of violating the constitution by not allowing voting on the motion.
He said that the united Opposition will stage a dharna, a way of showing disagreement by refusing to leave a place, in the National Assembly.
He said: ‘Our lawyers are on their way to Supreme Court.
‘We call on all institutions to protect, uphold, defend & implement the constitution of Pakistan.’
