INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistani opposition legislators have launched a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan in parliament, hoping to remove
is to be held within seven days.Shehbaz Sharif, the opposition leader in the National Assembly or lower house of the parliament, proposed
announced it would bring a vote of no-confidence against Khan weeks ago, endangering the government
no-confidence effort with the help of legislators from his own Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and political allies.In response to
Rashid Ahmed said the no-confidence motion will be defeated.To try to survive, the government announced it would give the post of chief
opposition, making the opposition stronger with 168 votes.The opposition and analysts say the prime minister has fallen out with the
powerful military, which mostly determines who will rule, a charge Khan and the military deny.Khan has blamed a foreign-funded conspiracy
for trying to topple his government.China is a longtime supporter and Pakistan, a traditional ally of the West, abstained from voting as the
UN General Assembly overwhelmingly reprimanded Russia for invading Ukraine.Source: Al Jazeera-Agencies
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