Imran Khan

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.

Pour échapper à une motion de censure, le premier ministre pakistanais, qui a perdu sa majorité, a fait dissoudre l'Assemblée nationale.

L’opposition va saisir la Cour suprême. « On se souviendra de cette date comme celle d’un jour noir dans l’histoire constitutionnelle du Pakistan », a déploré Shahbaz Sharif, chef de la Ligue musulmane du Pakistan (PML-N) et favori pour remplacer Imran Khan en cas de succès de la motion de censure. Le peuple décide de qui il veut au pouvoir », a-t-il affirmé. C’est un coup de théâtre mais il n’est pas certain que la manœuvre sauve le premier ministre pakistanais.

Le premier ministre pakistanais Imran Khan, qui a sauvé dimanche son siège sur un coup de théâtre, a longtemps joui d'une réelle popularité avant que ...

Ses efforts pour positionner le Pakistan en acteur régional incontournable n’ont guère porté non plus. Marié en troisièmes noces en 2018 avec Bushra Bibi, issue d’une famille conservatrice et qui porte le voile, et s’affichant souvent le chapelet à la main, il a défendu avec véhémence la controversée loi sur le blasphème. Les 220 millions de Pakistanais, majoritairement très jeunes, ont été largement épargnés (30 000 morts).

Le premier ministre pakistanais Imran Khan a obtenu dimanche la dissolution du parlement et la convocation d'élections anticipées dans les trois mois, ...

Certains analystes estimaient qu’Imran Khan avait perdu le soutien crucial de l’armée, clef du pouvoir politique pakistanais. Imran Khan avait appelé samedi ses partisans à manifester pacifiquement devant le parlement et laissé entendre qu’il avait encore une carte à jouer. Je leur montrerai et je les vaincrai devant l’assemblée », avait-il promis. Plus tôt cette semaine, il avait accusé les États-Unis d’ingérence dans les affaires pakistanaises. Des partisans du parti du premier ministre Imran Khan, le Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, manifestent leur joie devant le parlement. Des partisans du parti du premier ministre Imran Khan, le Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, manifestent leur joie devant le parlement.

Imran Khan a échappé à une motion de censure de l'opposition pour le renverser. Il annonce la dissolution du parlement et la convocation d'élections ...

Plus tôt cette semaine, il avait accusé les États-Unis d'ingérence dans les affaires pakistanaises. Imran Khan avait appelé samedi ses partisans à manifester pacifiquement devant le parlement et laissé entendre qu'il avait encore une carte à jouer. Je leur montrerai et je les vaincrai devant l'assemblée», avait-il promis.

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.

The cricket star, who famously once urged his team to victory by telling them to "fight like cornered tigers", claims a "conspiracy" has failed, ...

A prominent newspaper had recently said Mr Khan was "as good as gone", but he had urged his supporters to take to the streets ahead of the planned vote. It comes after Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry accused the opposition of colluding with a "foreign power" to stage a "regime change", Mr Khan had requested the move as he claimed a "conspiracy" to overthrow his government had failed.

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.

Imran Khan did not face the trust vote as deputy speaker Qasim Khan Suri dismissed the no-trust move brought by the opposition saying it is against Article ...

Then it was announced that Imran Khan will be addressing the nation today, and the assembly session also began. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday congratulated Pakistan after the no-trust motion against his government was rejected in the assembly. Ahead of the session, the opposition parties filed a no-confidence motion against speaker Asad Qaiser and the deputy speaker chaired the session.

Imran Khan asked President Arif Alvi to dissolve the National Assembly, or law-making lower house of Parliament, accusing his political opposition of ...

Washington has often berated Pakistan for doing too little to fight Islamic militants even as thousands of Pakistanis have died in militant attacks and the army has lost more than 5,000 soldiers. The opposition has also accused Khan of economic mismanagement, blaming him for rising prices and high inflation. As a result, he’s burned too many bridges at a moment when he badly needs all the help he can get.” His government has also received international praise for its handling of the COVID-19 crisis and implementing so-called “smart lockdowns” rather than countrywide shutdowns. As a result, several of Pakistan’s key industries, such as construction, have survived. Khan’s small but key coalition partners along with 17 of his own party members joined the opposition to oust him. The political chaos caused a constitutional crisis that was left to the country’s Supreme Court to sort. Pakistan’s constitution calls for the establishment of an interim government to see the country toward elections, which are to be held within 90 days. A defiant Khan had called for supporters to stage demonstrations countrywide. Pakistan’s military has directly ruled Pakistan for more than half of its 75-year history, overthrowing successive democratically elected governments. Khan’s choice faced a tough challenge and his opponents claimed they had enough votes to install their choice. They needed a simple majority of 172 votes in Pakistan’s 342-seat Parliament to unseat Khan, a cricket star turned conservative Islamic politician.

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.

Pakistan's political turmoil deepened on Sunday, when Prime Minister Imran Khan avoided an attempt to oust him and sought fresh elections, a move the ...

He has said, without citing evidence, that the move to oust him was orchestrated by the United States, a claim Washington denies. The opposition blames Khan for failing to revive the economy and crack down on corruption. Deputy Attorney General Raja Khalid, a top prosecutor, resigned, calling the government's parliamentary move unconstitutional. A prominent newspaper had recently said Khan was "as good as gone", but he had urged his supporters to take to the streets on Sunday ahead of the planned vote. Pakistani lawmakers of the united opposition walk towards the parliament house building to cast their vote on a motion of no-confidence to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 3, 2022. Pakistani lawmakers of the united opposition walk towards the parliament house building to cast their vote on a motion of no-confidence to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 3, 2022.

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 ...

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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.

Face à l'inflation et une économie en difficulté, le premier ministre Imran Khan a échappé de justesse à un vote de défiance, dimanche 3 avril, ...

Le premier ministre a appelé dimanche à la dissolution de l’Assemblée et des élections devraient avoir lieu d’ici à trois mois. Mais le parti a grandi et s’est notamment fait connaître en prônant la lutte anticorruption. Mais tandis que certains l’avaient déjà enterré politiquement, Imran Khan semble avoir choisi une trajectoire sinueuse pour se maintenir au pouvoir.

(Bloomberg) -- To avoid losing a no-confidence vote in parliament, Pakistan leader Imran Khan instead triggered an unprecedented political crisis.

And if the court rules against him, Khan can continue to raise the issue of foreign interference while constantly pressing for a new election. The no-confidence motion, he said, was “all foreign planned to interfere in Pakistan’s politics.” Now his party can claim to be on the side of the average citizen in pushing for an election, even though opposition parties have been calling for a vote since last year. The document was amended in 2010 to prevent this precise scenario by forbidding the dissolution of parliament’s lower house until a vote took place. Khan’s opponents have vowed to improve relations with the West if they win power, and General Qamar Javed Bajwa -- Pakistan’s army chief -- on Saturday called for better U. S. relations. Khan put the IMF program in jeopardy by cutting domestic fuel and power prices to temper public anger over rising living costs. The president said Khan will continue as prime minister until a caretaker is appointed. Khan, however, isn’t going down without a fight. The president, another Khan ally, dissolved parliament shortly afterward. Khan’s maneuvering is about more than just his own political future: It also has geopolitical implications. The opposition was livid. Even Khan’s deputy attorney general resigned, calling the moves “illegal” and saying the former cricket star “made a mockery of the constitution.”

So much for Prime Minister Imran Khan's “New Pakistan.” Faced with growing discontent among his own lawmakers and allies, Khan told the president to ...

Khan may have dodged the vote of no confidence for now, but a Gallup Pakistan poll taken in February showed his approval rating had fallen to 36% from 40% in 2018, while Nawaz Sharif’s had more than doubled to 55%. As many as two dozen of his own lawmakers have turned against him, as has the army. Khan’s promises to overhaul corrupt institutions, fund affordable housing and create an Islamic welfare state are now all but abandoned.His government has also been grappling with a deteriorating security situation since the Taliban returned to power in neighboring Afghanistan last August. That’s provoked a resurgence of militancy in Pakistan — including the bombing of a Shiite mosque in Peshawar last month claimed by the local chapter of Islamic State that killed as many as 60 people and wounded almost 200.Pakistan’s constitution calls for the establishment of an interim government to take the country to the elections, which must be held within 90 days. Bajwa’s statements also appeared to be an attempt to reposition Pakistan back toward the U.S. — again, in obvious opposition to Khan. Pakistan seeks to broaden and expand relations with both China and the U.S., Bajwa said, without “impacting our relations with either.” A former cricket great, Khan has gone from being seen as too close to the military, which has ruled Pakistan for nearly half its 75-year history, to now falling out with the organization widely viewed as the real power in the South Asian nation. It’s a well trodden path in Pakistan, where high treason — and the death penalty that comes with it — has been used against former military leader and president Pervez Musharraf (he lives in Dubai and has managed to escape the verdict handed down in 2019 that sentenced him to death.)Indeed, no Pakistani leader has served a full term in office, due to assassinations, martial law, votes of no confidence and arbitrary dismissals. Last week he blamed a “foreign funded conspiracy” for trying to remove him from power, tapping into a deep well of anti-U.S. sentiment that emerged in response to American foreign policy post-9/11. U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said there was “no truth” to the allegations.Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Justice) party has 155 seats. It’s likely he still will.One of the most telling moments in the weeks of turmoil that lead up to the canceled vote happened Saturday, when the country’s powerful military chief openly criticized Russia for its war in Ukraine. General Qamar Javed Bajwa said Moscow’s actions had resulted in a “great tragedy” that had killed thousands and made millions refugees, in a significant departure from Khan’s more neutral tone. Drawing outrage from the opposition, which says it has the numbers to force him from office and take power, his move is now expected to be tested in Supreme Court. Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif warned that Khan would be charged with treason for violating the constitution. There is significant pressure on both its foreign reserves and its currency (although not as severe as Sri Lanka’s, it’s enough to force its default risk to soar). Inflation, meanwhile, is running above 12% — way beyond the central bank’s target range of 5%-7%. Khan put a $6 billion International Monetary Fund bailout in jeopardy last month when he cut fuel and electricity prices after previously agreeing to increase taxes as part of the IMF program. The joint opposition of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan People’s Party run by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of assassinated former leader Benazir Bhutto, has more than 160 seats. Energy Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past eventsImran Khan Has Outsmarted Pakistan’s Opposition. For NowSo much for Prime Minister Imran Khan’s “New Pakistan.” Faced with growing discontent among his own lawmakers and allies, Khan told the president to dissolve parliament and called for fresh elections after a hotly anticipated no confidence vote against him was abruptly canceled Sunday.“Prepare for elections,” Khan said in a televised speech to the nation. “No corrupt forces will decide what the future of the country will be,” he said, repeating the allegation that the U. S. is working with his rivals to overthrow the government. Had the trust vote gone ahead, he would have taken his place in that long list of failed prime ministers and presidents.

The political drama has moved now to the Supreme Court, which must rule on the legality of Khan's decision.

Washington has often berated Pakistan for doing too little to fight Islamic militants, even as thousands of Pakistanis have died at their hands and the army has lost more than 5,000 soldiers. Pakistan’s main opposition parties — a mosaic of ideologies from leftists to the radically religious — have been rallying for Khan’s ouster almost since he was elected in 2018. As a result, he’s burned too many bridges at a moment when he badly needs all the help he can get.” As a result, several of Pakistan’s key industries, such as construction, have survived. His government has also received international praise for its handling of the COVID-19 crisis and implementing so-called “smart lockdowns” rather than countrywide shutdowns. The opposition also blames Khan for high inflation that’s hitting households. Giant metal containers blocked roads and entrances to the capital’s diplomatic enclave, as well as Parliament and other sensitive government installations. The former cricket star turned conservative Islamic leader sought to justify the measures by accusing the United States of trying to overthrow his government. It was unclear on Sunday where the powerful military — which has directly ruled Pakistan for more than half of its 75-year history — stood in the fray. According to Pakistan’s constitution, an interim government inclusive of the opposition will now see the country toward elections held within 90 days. “I ask people to prepare for the next elections. In Pakistan, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan has just begun.

Ce coup de théâtre survient alors qu'Imran Khan avait perdu, il y a quelques jours, la majorité parlementaire nécessaire pour surmonter la motion de censure ...

Certains analystes estimaient qu’Imran Khan avait perdu le soutien crucial de l’armée, clé du pouvoir politique pakistanais. Plus tôt cette semaine, il avait accusé les États-Unis d’ingérence dans les affaires pakistanaises. Imran Khan a de nouveau accusé dimanche les États-Unis de vouloir « changer le régime » au Pakistan en raison de son refus de s’aligner sur les positions américaines concernant la Russie et la Chine. « Cette trahison se déroulait sous les yeux de tout le pays, les traîtres étaient assis là et planifiaient leur complot », a-t-il lancé en référence à l’opposition.

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."

Pakistan's top court will meet on Monday to decide whether lawmakers can hold a no-confidence vote over Prime Minister Imran Khan. On Sunday, his allies ...

But the vote Sunday was blocked by Mr. Khan’s allies in the assembly, who said he planned to dissolve the body, a move he later confirmed in a televised speech. His popularity has taken a hit in recent months as inflation has surged. Lawmakers began convening last week, and allies to his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party announced they were dropping support.

Hearing considers move by PM to dissolve parliament and call election after no-confidence vote blocked. A supporter of incumbent ruling Tehrik-e-Insaf party ...

“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.

He said that US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu had reportedly in a meeting with Ambassador Asad Majeed warned there ...

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