Imran Khan

2022 - 4 - 10

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan loses no-confidence vote (Aljazeera.com)

Pakistan's leader is ousted from office after 174 members voted against him in parliament.

The US denied any involvement. We have had discussions with our allies on the way forward once this government goes home.” “The incoming government … needs to put in hard effort to undo the damage,” said Tauseef Ahmed Khan, a political analyst. “We will not seek revenge. Khan alleged the US orchestrated his removal by conspiring with the opposition, and the next government will have to work hard to patch up relations with Washington – a key arms supplier. Khan became the first prime minister in the country’s history overthrown through a vote of no confidence, the only constitutional way to remove the head of government in Pakistan.

Pakistan parliament ousts Imran Khan in last-minute vote (The Guardian)

Pakistan's prime minister found to have broken the law by attempting to stop vote going ahead.

“What is happening with our democracy is catastrophic,” Khan said in his speech. “From paralysed bureaucracy to the foreign policy challenges to the broken economy, chaos is reigning supreme.” The opposition has stated its intention to hold elections in the next few months, though they are likely to be October at the earliest. They appealed to the supreme court, who overturned Khan’s decision. Fawad Hussain, Khan’s minister for information, called it a “sad day for Pakistan. The return of looters and a good man sent home.” The Islamabad high court also prepared itself to hear a late-night contempt of court case.

Imran Khan has been ousted as Pakistan's prime minister (knkx.org)

Updated April 9, 2022 at 4:45 PM ET. Imran Khan was ousted from his position as prime minister of Pakistan after 174 legislators voted against him in a no-confidence motion early on Sunday morning. The vote came after the speaker of the house resigned, ...

The Jamiat-e-Ulema-Islam, or Assembly of Clerics, teaches a deeply conservative brand of Islam in its schools. It is you who have to protect your democracy, your sovereignty and your independence. He said they needed to protect Pakistan's sovereignty and oppose U.S. dictations. Before discussion of the vote began, all of Khan's allies walked out of the chamber. The U.S. State Department has denied any involvement in Pakistan's internal politics. "You have to come out to protect your own future.

Imran Khan ousted as prime minister of Pakistan in no-confidence vote (ABC News)

The former cricket star loses a late-night no-confidence motion in parliament, maintaining an unwanted record of Pakistani prime ministers failing to ever ...

The vote means Mr Khan will no longer hold office and the country's lower house will now elect a new prime minister and government. Opposition parties were able to secure 174 votes in the 342-member house in support of the no-confidence motion, the house speaker said, making it a majority vote. After a late-night session of parliament, a majority of MPs voted for the resolution to remove Mr Khan as the country's leader.

Pakistan parliament holds a no-confidence vote against Prime ... (NPR)

The Pakistan parliament is holding a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Imran Khan, which will lead to his ouster. Opponents accuse his government of ...

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Pakistan's embattled PM Imran Khan ousted in no-confidence vote (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Khan, who claimed his opposition colluded with the US to unseat him, has called on his supporters to stage rallies nationwide this weekend.

The Jamiat-e-Ulema-Islam, or Assembly of Clerics, teaches a deeply conservative brand of Islam in its schools. Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what’s making headlines around the world. It is you who have to protect your democracy, your sovereignty and your independence ... This is your duty,” he said. He said they needed to protect Pakistan’s sovereignty and oppose US dictations. Among them is a radically religious party that runs scores of religious schools. “You have to come out to protect your own future.