Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

Pakistan Supreme Court to hear plea reagarding dissolution of the national assembly today. Imran Khan has told the nation to get ready for re-election.

Close aide of Khan and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry tweeted that the federal cabinet has also been dissolved. No corrupt forces will decide what the future of the country will be. Khan was widely expected to lose the no-confidence motion moved by an alliance of Opposition politicians in the National Assembly — including more than a dozen defectors from his own political party.

Imran Khan was de-notified as the Pakistan prime minister hours after the country's president dissolved the National Assembly on Sunday.

Caretaker prime minister to be appointed through consultation with PM Imran Khan and Leader of the Opposition in NA.

“Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi, shall continue as Prime Minister till the appointment of caretaker Prime Minister under Article 224 A (4) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.” PTI Chairman Imran Khan will continue as the prime minister of Pakistan despite being de-notified as the premier, till the appointment of a caretaker prime minister, the President’s Secretariat said in a presser issued after Sunday midnight. Read more: Imran Khan to continue as Prime Minister till appointment of caretaker premier

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“Even as political pundits and the media confidently predicted Mr Imran Khan’s defeat in the vote of no confidence, he seemed unperturbed. The supreme court could order that parliament be reconstituted, call for a new election, or bar Khan from standing again if he is found to have acted unconstitutionally. If Khan prevails, polls will happen within 90 days.

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After the dissolution of the parliament Pakistan is gearing up for a tense political battle.

Elections, should they go ahead, are likely to be highly charged, with Khan cashing in on not just his own popularity but also his claims of being disliked by Western powers. In 2019, Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund inked a $6bn rescue package, requiring it to undertake unpopular fiscal tightening measures at home. Pakistan’s Foreign Office has also issued a diplomatic note to the US Embassy in Islamabad to register its anger over the message. His stern remarks are distinctly at odds with the Prime Minister’s clear refusal to criticise Russia’s actions. The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has accused the US of interfering in the country’s politics and trying to instigate regime change. The memorandum implied that the US was unlikely to engage with Pakistan until after the opposition’s vote of no-confidence against the prime minister.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's move to force fresh elections after dodging a no-confidence motion against his government caught the opposition ...

But he had a spat with the army chief a number of months ago," Kugelman said. So that means the army chief will not go out of his way to do Imran Khan any favors." Imran Khan has been the favorite son of the military for quite a few years. As a cricket bowler, the equivalent of a baseball pitcher, sports legend Imran Khan was famous for his so-called "inswinger." His deceptively lazy ball often began slowly but suddenly curled sharply inward, taking the batter completely by surprise. The opposition parties are only united by the desire to topple Imran Khan's government and are unlikely to be able to retain a united front," he told CNBC on Monday. He was referring to an article which says loyalty is the basic duty of every citizen, and the chair's ruling implied that members of the opposition who filed the no-confidence motion were acting against Pakistan. Still, Khan's electoral gambit may pay off because it's pegged to "a strong and loyal base," Iqbal said."

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 4 (ANI): Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that he will lead the PTI's protest rally in Islamabad on Monday night ...

Amid the high political drama, the Supreme Court has taken a suo moto notice of the dissolution of the National Assembly by President Arif Alvi on Sunday. Earlier, in an address to the nation on Saturday, Imran Khan held the US accountable for conspiring to topple the government. He continued saying that he had asked his party workers to stage a peaceful protest in Lahore also.

Pakistan's top court will return Tuesday to hear case on Imran Khan's blocking of an opposition attempt to remove him.

“There is one legal way of removing the prime minister – the no-confidence motion. If Khan prevails, polls will happen within 90 days. Khan then dissolved parliament. Pakistan’s top court will return on Tuesday, April 5 to hear the case on Imran Khan’s blocking of an opposition attempt to remove him. Pakistan’s top court has adjourned without deciding on the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s actions in blocking an opposition attempt to remove him, a move that has led to political turmoil in the South Asian nation. Pakistan’s top court will return on Tuesday, April 5 to hear the case on Imran Khan’s blocking of an opposition attempt to remove him.

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In order to put pressure on the nation’s supreme court, opposition lawmakers have refused to leave the National Assembly building. Thank God, a conspiracy to topple the government has failed,” Khan said in his address, per NBC News. Details: The National Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Khan Suri, who belongs to Khan’s ruling party, said there was “foreign interference” behind attempts to unseat the prime minister. “I ask people to prepare for the next elections.