Captain Loses Vote of Confidence in the assembly , but Khan won the heart of the country’s common people

174 votes were produced against Imran Khan and the motion was proceed by a majority. National assembly will  reassemble on Sunday at 2 pm to elect a new PM

Prime Minister Pakistan Imran Khan was abolished from office through a no-confidence vote held in the early hours of Sunday after a day of high political drama, becoming the first premier in the country’s history to be sent home after losing the trust of the House. This is first time in the history of Pakistan where a ruling Prime Minister has lost vote of confidence in the assembly .

The joint Opposition of Pakistan Assembly members secured the support of 174 numbers in the 342-member National Assembly, more than the needed strength of 172 to expel the prime minister on a day full of political drama and multiple adjournments of the lower house.

The combined opposition has already named Shehbaz Sharif, president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz as joint candidate.He could be elected as Prime Minister by Sunday. Shehbaz vowed that the “new regime would not indulge in politics of revenge”.

“I don’t want to go back to bitterness of the past. We want to forget them and move forward. We will not take revenge or do injustice; we will not send people to jail for no reason, law and justice will take its course,” Shehbaz said in his speech after the voting result was announced.

After Shehbaz, Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari took the floor and congratulated the house for passing a no-trust resolution against a premier for the first time in history.

The opposition had filed the no-confidence motion on March 8, setting a set of events leading to the day of voting and rise in the tension due to Khan’s insistence that he was being targeted as part of a “foreign conspiracy” with the collaboration of top opposition leaders.

Calling on the people of Pakistan to protect the country’s sovereignty, Prime Minister Imran Khan last night asked the people to hit the streets and peacefully protest against an “imported government”.