Pak to hold elections soon after Imran Khan foils Opposition’s attempt: Key developments

Here are the latest developments of the political crisis unfolding in the country

high drama daysThe deputy speaker of the assembly refused to accept the no-confidence motion in the government, as Khan appeared simultaneously on TV saying there had been “foreign interference” in Pakistan’s democratic institutions.

Imran Khan said, “Prepare for elections. No corrupt force will decide what will be the future of the country. When the assemblies are dissolved, the process of next elections and caretaker government will start.”

Imran Khan was widely expected to lose the no-confidence motion brought by a coalition of opposition politicians in the National Assembly – which included more than a dozen defectors from his own political party.

Khan, who effectively lost a majority in the 342-member National Assembly, gave a brief address to the nation in which he said he recommended the dissolution of the house and called for fresh elections. Pakistani media reported that general elections would be held within 90 days.

The stunned opposition called the entire process of rejecting the no-confidence motion against the prime minister and dissolving the assembly against the constitution and its MPs refusing to leave the Parliament building complex which was guarded by security personnel.

The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led opposition immediately filed petitions for and against the development and the Supreme Court said the arguments would be heard on Monday. ,

No Pakistani prime minister has completed five years in his tenure.

Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said Khan and all others involved in the “conspiracy” against the nation are guilty of treason and should be tried for defaming the Constitution.

Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has met Prime Minister Khan at least twice last week.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Sunday restrained all state institutions from taking any “extra-constitutional” step in the wake of the dismissal of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Khan in the National Assembly.

The United Opposition filed a no-confidence motion against Khan on March 8 for his mismanagement of the economy. Khan dismissed the allegations and alleged that he was being targeted by a “foreign conspiracy” in collaboration with top opposition leaders.

Khan has been battling with depleting foreign exchange reserves and double-digit inflation for months.

Some analysts said Khan had also lost significant military support – claims both sides deny – but it is unlikely that he would have called off Sunday’s maneuver without his knowledge, if not for the blessing.

There have been four military coups – and at least one unsuccessful – since independence in 1947, and the country has spent more than three decades under military rule.

Watchful China keeps an eye

A cautious China on Sunday kept a close watch on the rapid political developments in Pakistan following Prime Minister Imran Khan’s allegation that the US was behind the no-confidence motion against opposition parties in Islamabad following the dissolution of parliament. Him.

While there is no official comment here yet, state media highlighted the allegations of Khan’s US hand behind the opposition’s no-confidence motion, which Pakistan’s National Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Khan Suri cited as a reason for the rejection. No-confidence motion of the opposition against the government.

State news agency Xinhua reported political drama in Islamabad, following which Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi approved Khan’s recommendation to dissolve parliament.