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Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that Imran Khan may be removed from office this weekend after the Supreme Court ruled that holding a no – confidence vote against his government was unconstitutional.
Last Sunday, Imran Khan’s ruling party in the Pakistani parliament refused to hold a no – confidence vote on him. It subsequently dissolved parliament and called for elections.
Dissatisfied and outraged, the opposition sued in the Supreme Court. Later, Imran Khan convened a cabinet meeting following an order issued by the Supreme Court and said he would address the nation on Friday.
“I have always fought for Pakistan. The message I am giving to the people is that I will fight till the last ball,” he said on Twitter.
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Imran Khan also made baseless allegations that the US had conspired with the opposition to overthrow the regime because of Pakistan’s friendship with Russia and China. But the United States has denied this.
At the same time, the speaker (Imran Khan’s supporter) justified the suspension of the confidence vote in parliament by citing the existence of a foreign conspiracy.
In this context, the Supreme Court on Thursday found that Imran Khan’s move to block the confidence vote last Sunday was “unconstitutional and had no legal effect”.
The court also ruled that Imran’s decision to dissolve parliament was invalid.
Later, the Supreme Court ordered that Parliament reconvene on Saturday (April 9) to hold a no-confidence vote. In this context, the opposition is expected to announce a new prime minister until August 2023, when new elections will be held.
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Former cricketer Imran Khan took office in 2018 claiming that corruption and those close to those in power are changing the dominance of those in power.
Although he still has supporters, he has lost influence among the majority of the people due to inflation and various corruption allegations. He also lost his parliamentary majority last week.
Political observers say Imran Khan has lost even the support of the military, which could be the biggest ally of any president.
The Supreme Court ruling marks another part of the political turmoil in Pakistan.
So far no one was able to send in the perfect solution, which is not strange. In 75 years of independent Pakistan, 33 years of military rule have taken place.