Pakistan crisis: Imran Khan clean bowled by opposition's midnight no-trust vote yorker | As it happened

The PM broke the jinx by becoming the first PM to be removed after no trust vote in the Parliament. He is however caught in the jinx of 'no PM ever serving a full term in the nation'.

The next PM Shehbaz Sharif is addressing the National Assembly.

Imran Khan loses no-trust motion with 174 members voting against him in Pakistan's National Assembly

Pakistan Prime Minister's Secretary Azam Khan has been transferred, notification issued, according to Geo TV.

Pakistan Prime Minister's Secretary Azam Khan has been transferred, notification issued, according to Geo TV.

According to local media reports, the next Pakistan Prime Minister will be declared today at 2pm.  Shehbaz Sharif is likely to be the new PM of Pakistan.

A request has been put in Islamabad High Court to put Imran Khan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, and Fawad Chaudhary be put on Exit Control List (ECL), reports Pakistan's Geo News

Members of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party stage walkout from National Assembly amid voting on no-trust motion.

Reports in Pakistani media claim Imran Khan has left the official residence of Prime Minister as voting on no-trust motion against him is underway in the National Assembly.

Both speaker and deputy speaker of Pakistan national assembly resigned before the voting on no-confidence motion against Imran Khan.

All government employees have been stopped from leaving Pakistan , all airports issued alert, emergency imposed in several hospitals and security increased, no official allowed to leave Pakistan without NOC.

I am a lone man fighting against a rigged system, will never give up.I may be jailed, but I'll keep fighting for my nation till last ball. Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan tells state TV.

Amid a declining economy and political instability, Pakistan has to pay back a foreign debt to the tune of USD 2.5 billion on account of principal and mark-up obligations during the ongoing quarter (April-June) of the current fiscal year 2021-22. Out of budgeted external debt servicing of USD 12.4 billion estimated by the Ministry of Economic Affairs Division (EAD), Islamabad, so far, it has paid out approximately USD 10 billion during the first nine months (July-March) of the current fiscal, News International reported.

Ahead of the no-confidence motion in Pakistan, the army has said that Imran Khan may be arrested.

An order to open the doors of the Supreme Court at 12 o'clock at night has been issued. Orders have been issued to open the doors of the Supreme Court and all staff to remain alert, sources said.

The Prime Minister's Office, Pakistan wrote a letter to the Interior Ministry asking for the security of the former Prime Minister for Imran Khan.

PTI submitted a reference against 20 deviant members to National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser as they aim to get dissident party members unseated. The reference against the members filed under Article 63(A), reported Geo News.

Amid the ongoing session of the Pakistan National Assembly discussing the no-confidence motion against the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, Speaker Asad Qaisar has reportedly said that he will not conduct voting against Imran Khan under any circumstances. The National Assembly speaker reportedly made the comments while talking to the Opposition representatives while the session was in adjournment according to Geo News.

The National Assembly session to discuss the no-confidence motion against the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is likely to continue till 12 midnight according to local media, as the reconvened House was adjourned yet again to 9:30 pm (local time) after an hour of proceedings. Interestingly, Imran Khan has called a meeting of the Federal Cabinet at 9 pm in the evening the agenda of which is not entirely clear.

An official of Pakistan's top probe agency who was investigating high profile cases against prominent politicians has resigned from his office. The investigation agency has issued a notification in this regard. Dr Rizwan, Director Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Punjab Zone I was leading the probe teams into graft references registered against Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, his son and Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz as well as PTI's disgruntled leader Jahangir Tareen has resigned from the office and taken leave.

The much-awaited voting on the no-confidence motion against embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to take place after Iftar, the meal eaten after sunset during Ramzan to break the day's fast, a lawmaker from the Opposition PML-N party said in Parliament on Saturday.
The National Assembly has suspended its proceedings till 7:30 pm (IST 8:00 pm) for Iftar. Voting on the no-confidence motion is expected after 8 pm (IST 8:30 pm).

While addressing the Pakistan National Assembly, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday said that sabotaging the no-trust motion would imply contempt of court. Speaking in the National Assembly, Bilawal said that if voting does not take place it will be a violation of the constitution. He reiterated that the court has bound the speaker to not sabotage the no-trust vote.

As the National Assembly session on the no-confidence motion against the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) resumed around 3:00 pm, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the former National Security Advisor (NSA) of the country Moeed Yusuf was categorically told by the US that Prime Minister Imran Khan should not go on his Russia visit.

After the Pakistan National Assembly Speaker said that the House should also hold a discussion on the issue of "international conspiracy", Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari asserted that the Supreme Court has passed an order to vote on the no-trust motion against the Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday and anything against this order cannot be discussed.

The Pakistan Govt filed a review petition against the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Deputy Speaker’s ruling over the no-trust motion in the National Assembly, reported Pakistan's ARY News

Maryam Nawaz Sharif, vice president of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), said that if Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan likes India so much then he should go back and leave Pakistan. While giving the example set by former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's resignation as per the Indian Constitution at a time when his government failed to win a confidence vote in the Lok Sabha (India's lower house) by a single vote, Maryam hit out at Imran's "planning and plotting".

We have never denied voting, says Foreign Minister and PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Proceedings on no-confidence motion against Imran Khan resumes

Voting on no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan expected after 8pm: Pakistan media

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's daughter has called Imram Khan a psychopath amid a deadlock in the National Assembly over the no-trust vote. She said. "A maniac’s fear of having to face the music has brought the entire country to a grinding halt & a complete standstill. The country of 22 crore is without a government for weeks now. This blatant violation of the constitution and disregard to SC orders will be ugly and end badly."

The debate on the no-trust vote against Pakistan PM Imran Khan has been delayed after talks between the Speaker and the Opposition failed. 

Imran Khan is holding a meeting with senior leaders of the PTI party ahead of the no-trust motion against him in the National Assembly, which has been adjourned till 1 pm

Amid uproar, Speaker adjourns Parliament till 1 PM

It is the constitutional right of the Opposition to move a no-confidence motion against the government, and it's the government's duty to defend it: Foreign Minister and PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi in National Assembly

There should also be a discussion on the issue of "international conspiracy" today: Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser

Twenty-two rebel leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party are present in the National Assembly ahead of the no-trust vote against Pakistan Prime Imran Khan.

Foreign Minister and PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi present in the National Assembly

Shehbaz Sharif speaks in the Parliament. I hope you (Speaker) will carry out today's proceedings of the House as per the Supreme Court order. I urge you to stand for the Constitution and law. You must catch this moment with your conviction: Shehbaz Sharif, Leader of Opposition in Pakistan National Assembly

Pakistan National Assembly meets in Islamabad to vote on no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan

Voting on no-trust motion can shift to next week, Federal Minister for Information and Law Fawad Chaudhry, reports Pakistan's Geo News

Asif Ali Zardari, president of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) reaches Parliament, says "Pakistan will get a gift of a new PM,"

Members of the National Assembly have started to arrive at Parliament House ahead of the no-trust vote following the Supreme Court order: Pak media

Security has been beefed up outside Pakistan Parliament ahead of the no-trust vote against Imran Khan. Rangers and police personnel have been deployed for the security of the Red Zone of the National Assembly.

The Opposition on Saturday met ahead of the no-trust vote against PM Imran Khan.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is considered to be more hawkish towards India, while the PM in waiting, Shehbaz Sharif, may be more constructive towards a bilateral relationship. "India wants a soft government in Pakistan," Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the Vice Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former Foreign Minister, said recently, Express Tribune reported. Qureshi said the neighbouring country is "disgusted" with a Pakistani government that defends its interests and adopts an independent foreign policy, the report said. The former FM added that the PTI aims for good relations with India, but will not tolerate the indiscretion against Kashmir.

Shehbaz Sharif is the frontrunner to become the Pakistan’s next prime minister, is little known outside his home country but has a reputation domestically as an effective administrator more than as a leader. The younger brother of former PM Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz, is leading the opposition in parliament to topple Imran Khan, and if a vote of no-confidence goes ahead on Saturday, he is expected to replace Khan.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed the nation on Friday, a day ahead of the controversial no-confidence vote. The Prime Minister invoked India, and praised the nation, and said that no superpower can intimidate the country. He also stressed his allegations of 'foreign conspiracy' and added that the US officials were unhappy with his visit to Moscow. Read more 

A group of prominent Pakistani dissidents Friday welcomed the ruling of their country’s Supreme Court ruling, restoring its elected parliament after its “unlawful” dissolution by Prime Minister Imran Khan. The Pakistan Supreme Court has ruled on the right side of history by upholding the Constitution of Pakistan, South Asians Against Terrorism and for Human Rights (SAATH), a pro-democracy outfit of Pakistanis said.

Hours before a no-confidence vote against him in Parliament, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday seemed to accept the writing on the wall and urged his supporters to stage peaceful protests across the country when the "new imported government" comes into power on Sunday. In an address to the nation ahead of the no-trust motion on Saturday where he has little chances of surviving unless some miracle takes place, 69-year-old Khan also expressed disappointment over the Supreme Court's verdict on the National Assembly deputy speaker's controversial decision on the rejection of no-trust motion against him.

Moments after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan heaped praises on India in his national address, PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz on Friday lambasted Khan and urged him to leave the country and move to India.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz on Saturday accused Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi of receiving bribes to the tune of PKR 6 billion, terming it as a “mother of all scandals.” The daughter of former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif made these accusations while addressing her party workers in Model Town here. On Saturday, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said that the voting in the National Assembly on a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Khan was likely to take place on April 3 or 4.

Hours before a no-confidence vote against him in Parliament, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday seemed to accept the writing on the wall and urged his supporters to stage peaceful protests across the country when the "new imported government" comes into power on Sunday.