Imran Khan govt is in danger as Several Pakistan MPs withdraw support

Imran Khan govt is in danger as Several Pakistan MPs withdraw support. 

Pakistan: On Thursday, some Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ruling party members withdrew their support for him. Ahead of a no-confidence vote, raising doubts about the former cricketer’s ability to stay in office. 

The news came a day after a senior supporter warned Khan that he was in danger of losing his coalition allies, citing a “tilt” in the government’s favor of his opponents.

The opposition accuses Khan of mismanaging the country’s economy and foreign policy. No Pakistani prime minister has ever served his whole tenure.

The potential of political unrest in the nuclear-armed country is mounting as the opposition seeks to depose Khan in a vote that might take place this month. 

It follows the introduction of a no-confidence motion in parliament last week.

“We have disagreements with the prime minister,” Raja Riaz, one of his legislators, told local Geo News TV. “We shall vote our conscience,” he declared, indicating that more than 20 people had defected.

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Riaz was endorsed by three other parliamentarians and television broadcast footage of many ruling party members at an opposition Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) office in Islamabad.

At a press conference, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry stated, “We are clear that we will not engage in any blackmailing to save our administration.” “We despise this society of traitors.”

Khan’s party, which has 155 seats in the lower house, would not be able to retain power without the coalition partners and dissidents.

The unified opposition includes significant parties like the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), led by prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto, with almost 163 seats in the lower house.

According to the opposition and political observers, Khan has a rift with Pakistan’s powerful military. 

They believe it necessary for any political party to succeed the same way that the former cricketer’s upstart party did four years ago. Khan and the military deny the charge.