Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Pakistan president dissolves parliament as PM Imran Khan ducks no ... (Sky News)

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.

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Pak PM Imran Khan advises Prez to dissolve assemblies; calls for ... (Business Today)

In a brief address to the nation, Khan said he has advised President Alvi to dissolve assemblies.

''The basic issue is determining the legality of the ruling by the deputy speaker. He said that the Supreme Court would decide the entire controversy. ''What Imran Khan has done is against the laws. Since it is not as pointed out by the Law Minister, so I reject the no-confidence motion,'' Suri ruled, amid vociferous protest by Opposition lawmakers. ''It is an effective operation for a regime change by a foreign power. No corrupt forces will decide what the future of the country will be.

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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.

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Pakistan president dissolves Parliament at Prime Minister Imran ... (The Globe and Mail)

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.

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan advises President to dissolve assemblies (ThePrint)

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan shocked the Opposition by advising President Arif Alvi to dissolve assemblies.

He was also named as the Wisden Cricketer of the year in 1983 and received the ‘President’s Pride of Performance’ award in 1983. He also got the Sussex Cricket Society Player of the Year Award in 1985 and served as Unicef’s Special Representative for Sports during the 1990s. Khan was awarded ‘The Cricket Society Wetherall Award’ in 1976 and 1980 for being the leading all-rounder in English first-class cricket. He also founded the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research centre in 1994. Initially playing for his college and later representing English county Worcester, he made his debut for Pakistan at the age of 18 during the 1971 English series at Birmingham. Khan achieved the all-rounder’s triple in 75 tests.

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