Islamabad:
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan will address a public rally in the capital Islamabad Sunday evening, as rumours fly that the PM — under fire for the country’s political crisis and up against a no-confidence vote in parliament — plans to quit at the historic gathering.
The no-confidence motion against the Imran Khan-led government was submitted by the Opposition on March 8 after the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)’s long march in Islamabad. The Opposition,which has banded together in order to oust the Pakistan PM, is confident that its motion would be carried as many lawmakers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) — the Prime Minister’s own party — have come out in the open against PM Khan.
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Amidst the political chaos in Pakistan, a high-level delegation of the Opposition party Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) on Sunday evening will meet the leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), a key ally of the Imran Khan government.
Issues likely to come up in the discussion include the current political situation of Pakistan, a no-confidence motion against Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and other matters, sources added.
Meanwhile, the Pakistani PM arrived on stage around 6:05 pm to address the public rally at Parade Ground in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital. Pakistani PM has dubbed this rally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as a “battle for the future” ahead of the Opposition’s no-trust motion in the National Assembly.
Pakistani opposition party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shahbaz Sharif today urged people to “topple down this corrupt government to save the future of the nation,” Geo News reported.
Addressing the public through a video message, Sharif urged the people to join the joint opposition-led protest “Mehngai Mukao March” against Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government.
The “entire nation is standing with Imran Khan,” said Pakistan Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood on Sunday at a massive rally in Islamabad.
Speaking at the power show in the national capital, Mehmood spoke about the corruption cases against PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and said that the buying and selling of people’s conscience is not democracy.
“The entire nation is standing with Imran Khan,” said the minister.
“The people attending this rally today must support the truth and stand with Imran Khan,” he added.
The show of strength by Imran Khan comes as the opposition geared up for a no-trust vote in the National Assembly to oust his government.
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