The vote followed weeks of disquiet within the ruling Conservative Party, with several members of Parliament and former ministers voicing their concerns over the partygate scandal of illegal gatherings at Downing Street during the COVID-19 lockdowns, which they feel has damaged the party’s credibility in the eyes of the voters.
Imran Khan, 69, was removed from office through a no-confidence vote held late Saturday night, becoming the first premier in the country's history to be sent home after losing the trust of the lower house of Parliament.
Imran Khan failed to pass his toughest political test since assuming office in 2018 due to defections in his party and cracks in the ruling coalition. He is the first premier in Pakistan whose fate was decided through a trust vote.
The move that clearly indicates Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI)'s fall in Pakistan, came ahead of voting on a no-confidence motion against Imran Khan in the national assembly, slated to take place after 8 pm.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan has been claiming that the Opposition’s no-confidence motion against him was the result of a “foreign conspiracy” because of his independent foreign policy and funds were being channelled from abroad to oust him from power.
“The govt must pay heed to public demand for Rajapaksas to quit, if not we'll bring a no-confidence motion," the leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya told Parliament.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had faced a major political setback on Thursday after the Supreme Court quashed the Deputy Speaker's dismissal of a vote of no-confidence that was tabled by the Opposition. Khan will address the nation shortly ahead of no-confidence vote in the national assembly tomorrow.
Pakistan Supreme Court ordered to reinstate the National Assembly and summon its session on Saturday to hold voting on a no-trust motion moved against Imran Khan. A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, also included Justices Munib Akhtar, Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Ijazul Ahsan and Mazhar Alam Khan, announced the verdict, which was reserved earlier in the day.
Pakistan's Cabinet Secretariat, on Sunday evening, issued a notification stating that Imran Khan will no longer be the PM, with immediate effect.
Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial took notice of the situation and a three member bench held the initial hearing despite the weekend and issued notices to all the respondents, including President Alvi and deputy Speaker of the NA.
Here is a brief chronology of major developments related to the formation of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and his abrupt move to dissolve Parliament.
PM Imran Khan had skipped the assembly session today, despite deciding earlier to attend the session. His supporters were seen on the streets, protesting as he asked them to earlier.
No Pakistani prime minister has ever completed a full five-year term in office. Also, no prime minister in Pakistan's history has ever been ousted through a no-confidence motion, and Khan is the third premier to face the challenge.
Speaking at a live question and answer session, Khan said he had "more than one plan" for Sunday's vote on the no-confidence motion against him in the National Assembly.
Pakistan's Punjab province's ex-Chief Minister Usman Buzdar had quit earlier on Monday after a delegation of senior lawmakers had submitted a no-trust motion against him in the provincial assembly.
At a massive public meeting held on Sunday in Islamabad, Khan had pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and waved it at the crowd, claiming it was evidence of an “international conspiracy” being hatched to topple his government.
Pakistan Deputy Speaker adjourned the House till 11 am on Sunday, amid vociferous protest from opposition lawmakers.
Khan, 69, came to power in 2018 with promises to create a ‘Naya Pakistan’ but miserably failed to address the basic problem of keeping the prices of commodities in control, giving air to the sails of opposition ships to make war on his government.
Although the no-confidence motion was on the agenda of Friday's National Assembly session, Speaker Asad Qaiser had adjourned the session until Monday.
The BJP parliamentary party felicitated the prime minister for recording a convincing victory against the united opposition during the debate on the no-confidence motion and voting.
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