Pakistani PM Imran Khan Faces No-Confidence Vote on Friday
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s parliament will convene on Friday to take up a no-confidence motion filed by the opposition alliance against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party is struggling to maintain a narrow majority as his allies appear to be uneasy over continuing their support to the government.
In the 342-member house, the ruling PTI commands 155 seats. It depends on its allies to touch the magic figure of 172 to maintain a simple majority.
Apart from these allies, the PTI is grappling with deep internal rifts as at least 13 lawmakers have openly announced support for the opposition-led no-confidence move.
The opposition, which has 162 seats in the house, requires 10 more votes to oust the prime minister.
According to the Constitution of Pakistan, if a no-trust resolution against the premier is passed by a majority of the total membership of the lower house, the prime minister ceases to hold office.
The opposition claims that even if the allies do not vote for the motion, it has sufficient numbers to defeat the government, a thinly veiled reference to PTI dissidents.
The government, however, contends that the opposition alliance is going to suffer its “worst-ever defeat” in the no-confidence motion.
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