In a postponement for Mr Khan, his opposition vote was rejected by Vice President Qasim Khan Suri on Sunday, shortly before he was expected to vote. Mr Souri said the vote was against the country’s constitution. An outraged opposition attended a meeting of the assembly that would decide Mr Khan’s fate ended quickly within minutes. Mr. Souri, in his dramatic message to the assembly, was heard saying that he decided to “reject” the vote, as lawmakers shouted slogans. “This is acceptable to God !!!” wrote the speaker in a tweet in Urdu with an excerpt of himself. Shortly after the vote was canceled, Khan addressed the nation, urging Pakistani President Arif Alvi to dissolve the country’s assemblies and call for new elections. “I am just giving advice to President Sahib [sir] “to dissolve the assemblies,” Khan said in a statement. The former international cricketer, who vowed to “play until the last ball”, is now expected to retain power for the time being after the shocking developments. In his speech, Mr Khan reiterated his claims that there was a “foreign agenda” behind the vote and congratulated the country on using its “constitutional powers” to end the rejection. “As in a democratic society, we Democrats must go to the common people so that elections can take place and the people can decide who they want,” Kahn said. “Thank God a conspiracy to overthrow the government failed.” He was widely expected to be ousted from power after it became clear that the opposition had the numbers to successfully launch the impeachment vote against him, the biggest challenge to his political career. Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said Mr Khan would continue his responsibilities. Dr. Alvi, the president of the country, dissolved the National Assembly, with an official notification for the order, Geo TV reported. The news channel, citing sources, said the election would be held within a 90-day period. A key ally of Mr Khan as well as many members of Pakistan’s Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) party had left him and sided with the opposition a few days earlier and would have turned against him if the vote had taken place. Mr Khan had earlier suggested that he might not have accepted the results of the vote if it had been held. “How can I accept the result when the whole process is discredited?” Mr Kahn had told a select group of foreign journalists in his office on Saturday. “Democracy operates with moral authority – what moral authority remains after this conciliation?” Pakistan’s joint opposition will file a motion against the move in the Supreme Court, said opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. The opposition declared the rejection of the vote illegal and said it would hold a sit-in protest in front of parliament in protest.
title: “Pakistan Pm Imran Khan Calls For Fresh Elections After No Confidence Vote Against Him Shot Down " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-24” author: “Lauren Ritter”
In a postponement for Mr Khan, his opposition vote was rejected by Vice President Qasim Khan Suri on Sunday, shortly before he was expected to vote. Mr Souri said the vote was against the country’s constitution. An outraged opposition attended a meeting of the assembly that would decide Mr Khan’s fate ended quickly within minutes. Mr. Souri, in his dramatic message to the assembly, was heard saying that he decided to “reject” the vote, as lawmakers shouted slogans. “This is acceptable to God !!!” wrote the speaker in a tweet in Urdu with an excerpt of himself. Shortly after the vote was canceled, Khan addressed the nation, urging Pakistani President Arif Alvi to dissolve the country’s assemblies and call for new elections. “I am just giving advice to President Sahib [sir] “to dissolve the assemblies,” Khan said in a statement. The former international cricketer, who vowed to “play until the last ball”, is now expected to retain power for the time being after the shocking developments. In his speech, Mr Khan reiterated his claims that there was a “foreign agenda” behind the vote and congratulated the country on using its “constitutional powers” to end the rejection. “As in a democratic society, we Democrats must go to the common people so that elections can take place and the people can decide who they want,” Kahn said. “Thank God a conspiracy to overthrow the government failed.” He was widely expected to be ousted from power after it became clear that the opposition had the numbers to successfully launch the impeachment vote against him, the biggest challenge to his political career. Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said Mr Khan would continue his responsibilities. Dr. Alvi, the president of the country, dissolved the National Assembly, with an official notification for the order, Geo TV reported. The news channel, citing sources, said the election would be held within a 90-day period. A key ally of Mr Khan as well as many members of Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party had left him and sided with the opposition days earlier and would have turned against him if the vote had taken place. Mr Khan had earlier suggested that he might not have accepted the results of the vote if it had been held. “How can I accept the result when the whole process is discredited?” Mr Kahn had told a select group of foreign journalists in his office on Saturday. “Democracy operates with moral authority – what moral authority remains after this conciliation?” Pakistan’s joint opposition will file a motion against the move in the Supreme Court, said opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. The opposition declared the rejection of the vote illegal and said it would hold a sit-in protest in front of parliament in protest.
