Imran Khan

2022 - 4 - 3

Pakistan's Imran Khan avoids no-confidence motion, calls for new ... (Axios)

Why it matters: Khan has now avoided the planned vote after the deputy speaker from his ruling Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (Justice) Party said it could not go ahead ...

A key ally quit Khan's ruling coalition last week, costing him the majority in Parliament. Driving the news: The former cricket star had faced a series of recent defections in recent weeks. Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan requested the country's Parliament be dissolved after he had a parliamentary no-confidence motion against him blocked by the deputy speaker.

Imran Khan Live Updates: Pakistan Parliament News and the Latest (The New York Times)

It was not clear whether Imran Khan's maneuver would succeed, and it seemed to raise the possibility of a constitutional crisis.

Pakistan’s president later confirmed that he had carried out Mr. Khan’s instruction to do so. A handful of lawmakers from Mr. Khan’s party waved their fists as they left the building, repeatedly shouting, “Imran Khan, your supporters are countless in number.” He said that Mr. Khan was still the prime minister and still had the power to dissolve the assembly. He justified it by claiming, as he has repeatedly in recent days, that the move to oust him from office was part of an American conspiracy. As the assembly’s Sunday session opened, Mr. Khan’s ouster had seemed all but certain. The maneuver seemed to raise the possibility of a constitutional crisis.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan calls for early elections after ... (CNN)

Imran Khan survived an attempt to oust him as Pakistan's prime minister on Sunday, after a no-confidence vote was blocked in parliament by the deputy ...

Khan had called on his supporters in the nation of 220 million to rally in the streets of the capital, Islamabad, on Sunday in protest of the proposed vote. But in a dramatic reprieve for the embattled leader, the vote was blocked as "unconstitutional" by the deputy speaker.For months, Khan has been battling depleting foreign exchange reserves and double digit inflation, with the cost of basic necessities such as food and fuel skyrocketing. Imran Khan survived an attempt to oust him as Pakistan's prime minister on Sunday, after a no-confidence vote was blocked in parliament by the deputy speaker.Khan, who is facing the toughest challenge of his political career, requested the country's president dissolve Parliament and called on the nation to prepare for a fresh election.Khan had been set to lose the no-confidence motion, which was backed by an alliance of politicians -- including more than a dozen defectors from Khan's own political party.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls for early election after no-confidence ... (CNBC)

Prime Minister Imran Khan dodged a vote of no-confidence when the deputy speaker refused to hold it, claiming there was "foreign interference".

"The public decides who they want in power," Khan said. Qasim Khan Suri claimed there was "foreign interference" in the attempt to unseat Khan. Media in Pakistan had reported that opposition parties had managed to get the support of 177 members even without counting dissidents from Khan's own party.

Pakistan is thrown into crisis after the prime minister dissolves ... (NPR)

The nation's politics was thrust into disarray after Prime Minister Imran Khan dissolved parliament ahead of a vote on a no-confidence motion in which he ...

You may click on “Your Choices” below to learn about and use cookie management tools to limit use of cookies when you visit NPR’s sites. If you click “Agree and Continue” below, you acknowledge that your cookie choices in those tools will be respected and that you otherwise agree to the use of cookies on NPR’s sites. NPR’s sites use cookies, similar tracking and storage technologies, and information about the device you use to access our sites (together, “cookies”) to enhance your viewing, listening and user experience, personalize content, personalize messages from NPR’s sponsors, provide social media features, and analyze NPR’s traffic.

Imran Khan appears to want to keep power in Pakistan at any cost (The Guardian)

Prime minister cuts an increasingly isolated figure – and his dramatic dissolution of parliament is a very risky move. Pakistani lawmakers of the united ...

It has further united and galvanised the opposition coalition, while alienating more members of his own increasingly fragile ruling coalition. While Pakistan’s judiciary has long been seen as pro-establishment and their independence repeatedly called into question, the mood in Islamabad appears to have shifted notably against Khan and many believe the court will rule against him. While it is unclear what Khan’s approach will be if the no-confidence vote goes ahead, many fear it will lead to mass arrests of opposition politicians to try to bring the numbers back into Khan’s favour.

Pakistan's prime minister skirts effort to oust him, orders Parliament ... (The Washington Post)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan's embattled prime minister, Imran Khan, outmaneuvered his political opponents Sunday as they attempted to oust him from power ...

As an uproar spread through the legislative chamber, furious opposition leaders accused Khan of treason and declared they would immediately go to the Supreme Court to demand that the vote be held as planned. We will prepare for new elections and you will decide the future of Pakistan.”In recent weeks, as he was fighting for his political life, Khan has repeatedly alleged that the U.S administration was behind a plot to remove him from power, citing a private diplomatic cable that suggested Washington would be happier with new leaders in Pakistan. But the cable has not been made public, and a spokesman for the State Department has said there is “no truth” to the accusations.The controversy has plunged Pakistan’s troubled democratic system into chaos, pitting its civilian institutions against each other and turning the legislative process into a brawl. Are you on Telegram? Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine.Khan orchestrated an abrupt suspension of the expected no-confidence vote by the legislature’s acting speaker, a member of his party, then immediately announced on live TV that new elections would be held.