“Till The Last Ball”: Imran Khan, Facing No-Trust Vote Tomorrow

The no-trust motion against Imran Khan’s government was dismissed by Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, who called it against the Constitution and rules of Pakistan.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan faces trust vote after court orders parliament restored

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan faces being booted from office at the weekend after the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that parliament had been illegally dissolved and a no-confidence vote on his government must go ahead.

Khan’s coalition lost its majority in the national assembly last week, but he avoided being dismissed when the deputy speaker blocked a no-confidence motion against him and the president dissolved parliament and ordered fresh elections.

The dismissal of the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan was “unconstitutional”, the Pakistan Supreme Court has said, reconstituting the national assembly and ordering the Speaker to call a session. The court has also ruled out a review petition. The no confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan will now be held on Saturday at 10 am.

If the Prime minister loses, he will be the first Prime Minister to be removed through a no-trust vote. Mr Khan refused to step down, and say ‘he will play till the last ball”.

On Sunday, the no-trust motion against Imran Khan’s government was dismissed by the Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri. Known to be a loyalist of the Prime Minister, Mr Suri said the motion was against the Constitution and rules of Pakistan and cited security issues as Mr Khan’s supporters hit the streets.

Minutes later, the Prime Minister had called for fresh elections and advised the President for the dissolution of Assembly. The fresh election was be held within 90 days.

Mr Khan had claimed that it was a “conspiracy” against his government that was engineered by the US because he would not take the side of the US and Europe on global issues against Russia and China. The opposition, he alleged, was conspiring with Washington to remove him. His party claimed that the legislators who planned to change sides had been bribed.