New Delhi: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to advise president Arif Alvi to dissolve the national assembly and conduct fresh general elections has indeed come as a surprising move for all including Pak opposition parties.
Khan has also issued a statement after the no-confidence motion against him was dismissed by Deputy Speaker on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court of the country has also taken a suo moto notice of the dissolution of the National Assembly by Alvi on Sunday.
Amidst the ongoing political crisis in Pakistan, we’ve brought to you 5 key pointers to understand and speculate on the current upheave in the neighboring country.
Check out crucial developments here:
1. In a very brief address to the nation, Pak PM Imran Khan said, “Get ready for elections. The conspiracy to take down this government has collapsed”. He also revived his ‘foreign conspiracy’ claim during his address
Geo News also quoted Khan saying, “My action has surprised Opposition. Had I revealed this surprise yesterday, they wouldn’t have been so bothered today.
My action has surprised Opposition.Had I revealed about this surprise y’day, they wouldn’t have been so bothered today,said Pak PM Imran Khan as he reiterated “foreign conspiracy” claim during his address after National Assembly of Pakistan was dissolved, today
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— ANI (@ANI) April 3, 2022
2. Before dissolving the Pak national assembly, deputy speaker Sadiq Sanjrani alleged of “foreign conspiracy”, while calling the no-trust motion as ‘unconstitutional’.
3. Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Shehbaz Sharif, who was also expected to replace Khan if the no-trust motion was successful said, “This day will be remembered as a black day in Pakistan’s constitutional history”.
4. On a surprising note, Khan has accused the US of interfering in the country’s internal affairs and has alleged the opposition parties of conspiring with Washington. He alleged that the US wants to replace him for not taking sides with it on world matters against China and Russia.
5. Just last week, Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party lost its majority in the 342-member assembly.
