Political turmoil in Pakistan LIVE: Imran to address nation this evening, Army and ISI chiefs reached to meet amid fears of resignation
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the nation today at 7.30 pm. Pakistani media is claiming that Imran Khan will resign today, but his government is rejecting it. Before this speech, Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa and ISI DG Nadeem Anjum arrived to meet Imran.
All the opposition parties held a joint press conference before Imran’s speech. In this press conference, an official announcement was made of the MQM party leaving the Imran government. The press conference was attended by JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif, MQM-P Convenor Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and BNP-M Chief Akhtar Mengal.
The biggest updates of Pakistan politics…
● Minister Fawad Chaudhary says that Imran is a player to play till the last ball. He will not resign.
● China has made it clear that if America has a hand behind destabilizing the government in Pakistan, then it will stand with Pakistan.
● Imran will share his ‘secret letter’ with the media and the party today. For this, 14 journalists have also been called.
● In a letter to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPs, PM Khan said – All members of the National Assembly will abstain from voting or will not attend the assembly meeting on the day of voting.
● On Monday, the opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Front (PDM) has declared former PM Nawaz Sharif’s brother Shahbaz Sharif as its prime ministerial candidate.
Pakistan’s next PM Shahbaz
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s resignation seems almost certain amidst the political turmoil in Pakistan. Meanwhile, apart from Imran, the other person who is in the news the most is Shahbaz Sharif. Shahbaz Sharif, the president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and younger brother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, may become the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Imran weakens after leaving with MQM-P, majority to opposition
MQM-P has 7 MPs. After the departure of MQM-P, there are now only 164 MPs left in the Imran government, while the opposition now has the support of 177 MPs. For a majority in the National Assembly, it is necessary to have a figure of 172. On the other hand, Imran has given strict instructions to his party MPs not to vote on the no-confidence motion on Tuesday.
