Imran Khan No-Trust Vote Live: Prime Minister Imran Khan assured ruling party lawmakers of victory ahead of a vote of no confidence in Pakistan’s parliament, while Leader of the Opposition Shahbaz Sharif demanded that the prime minister be booked for ‘treason’. Cricketer-turned-politician Khan, 69, is facing a no-confidence motion moved by Leader of the Opposition Sharif in the National (Qawmi) Assembly on March 28, which will go to the polls shortly after.
Khan needs the support of 172 out of 342 members in the lower house to thwart the opposition’s attempt to oust him as prime minister. At the same time, the opposition claims that it has the support of 175 MPs and Khan should resign from the post of Prime Minister immediately. Khan seems to be lagging behind in the numbers game with key allies deserting him and several rebel MPs vowing to vote against him.
According to the news of ‘Express Tribune’, Khan said, “The match is not over till the last ball, I am not worried about tomorrow… Inshallah (Allah wills) we will win.” Addressing the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers at the prime minister’s residence here on Saturday, he took a jibe at Sharif, saying those who have ‘sherwani’ ready to take oath as the prime minister don’t know that his Also what is going to happen on Sunday.
In a press briefing soon after Khan’s address, Sharif, the president of Pakistan Muslim League (N), said, “A case of sedition should be registered against Imran Khan first… Gaurav was harmed.” According to the news of ‘Geo News’, he said that if political leaders indulge in “sedition and patriotism”, then the matter will get out of hand. He also warned that if Khan goes against the Constitution and the law, he will do his job.