'Jhukunga nahi', says Imran Khan in address to nation; accuses US of conspiring to oust him | Highlights

I tried to establish friendship with India before they changed the status of Kashmir in August 2019, says Pak PM

Selfishness is the mark of an independent nation. My purpose in entering politics was to make Pakistan an Islamic welfare state according to the dream of Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam, says Pak PM.

As a child, I remember Pakistan rising to the top. South Korea had come to Pakistan to learn how did we progress, Malaysian princes used to study with me in school. Middle East used to come to our universities. I've seen all this sinking, seen my country getting insulted: Pak PM

I'm fortunate that God gave me everything-fame, wealth, everything. I don't need anything today, he gave me everything for which I am very thankful. Pakistan is only 5 yrs older than me, I'm from the 1st generation of country to be born after independence: Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Pakistan is at a defining moment, a moment of choice, with two roads before us: Imran Khan, Pakistan PM

Pakistan PM Imran Khan addresses the nation. 

Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a National Security Committee (NSC) meeting, as the political pressure on the premier mounted amid a no-trust motion against him floating in the National Assembly. The National Security Committee (NSC) decided Pakistan would issue a strong demarche to the country whose official communicated the "threat". 

PM Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi are holding an important meeting, leading to a delay in PM's address to the nation earlier scheduled for 7:15 pm (local time). 

Imran isn't left with anywhere to run. Today, he used Speaker to run away but for how long ?. There is no safe passage anymore. There is one honourable way, PM should resign and Shehbaz Sharif be given an opportunity for a vote of confidence: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, PPP Chairman

Huge uproar in Pakistan assembly as "Go Imran Go" sloganeering continues as opposition protests in Pakistan assembly ahead of Imran Khan's address at 7:30 PM (IST). 

Pakistan's National Assembly session was on Thursday adjourned abruptly till Sunday after opposition lawmakers demanded an immediate vote on a no-confidence motion against embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan who has effectively lost majority in the lower house. As soon as the National Assembly session began at the Parliament House, Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri asked lawmakers to discuss items listed on the agenda. However, opposition lawmakers demanded an immediate vote on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Khan. Deputy Speaker Suri then adjourned the House till 11 am on Sunday, amid vociferous protest from opposition lawmakers. The resolution against the embattled premier was tabled by the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on March 28 and it was approved for debate the very same day.

The debate on no-confidence motion against Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan has been adjourned till April 3. 

With Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan virtually losing the majority in the 342-member National Assembly after defection of two key allies, backdoor efforts are underway to reach a deal between the premier and the joint opposition to dissolve the lower house, according to a highly placed source. The highly placed source in the federal government told PTI on Thursday that backdoor talks between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government and the joint opposition are underway on the issue of no-confidence motion against Khan.

PM Imran Khan has offered to dissolve the assembly if a no-confidence motion against him is withdrawn. According to the sources, an “important personality” has given a message of PM to the Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif. 

Pakistan's embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday summoned a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC), the highest forum for discussion on security issues, a day after he effectively lost majority in Parliament after a key partner of the ruling coalition joined the ranks of the Opposition which had tabled a no-confidence motion against his government. The NSC meeting will be held at the Prime Minister's House, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry tweeted. The NSC is chaired by the Prime Minister and attended by services chiefs, key ministers, national security adviser and top intelligence officials.

The US has asserted that it did not send any letter to Pakistan on the current political situation in the country as it sought to refute allegations of America's involvement in the no-confidence motion against the Imran Khan-led government, according to a media report on Thursday. Pakistan's embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday effectively lost majority in Parliament after Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), a key partner of the ruling coalition, joined the ranks of the Opposition, which had tabled a no-confidence motion against his government in the National Assembly.

In a widely shared video online, Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid can be seen 'blaming' former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif for conveying 26/11 prime accused Ajmal Kasab's whereabouts to India. Rashid belongs to the Awami Muslim League party, a key ally to Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI). 

The Moodys Investor Service on Thursday termed the no confidence motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan credit negative and expressed concern that it could act as a hurdle in the way of a smooth reform process in the country, Express Tribune reported.

Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the nation tonight, tweets Ch Fawad Hussain

Imran Khan has been claiming that the Opposition's no-confidence motion against him was the result of a foreign conspiracy because of his external policy and funds were being channelled from abroad to oust him from power. On Wednesday, the PTI-led government confirmed that its allegation about a foreign conspiracy against the prime minister was based on a diplomatic cable received from one of the country's missions abroad. The government initially offered to share the letter with the chief justice of Pakistan, but later the prime minister also briefed his cabinet members about the contents of the letter, the Dawn newspaper reported. A group of journalists were then provided with minutes of the cabinet meeting at their interaction with the prime minister.

The US has asserted that it did not send any letter to Pakistan on the current political situation in the country as it sought to refute allegations of America's involvement in the no-confidence motion against the Imran Khan-led government, according to a media report on Thursday. READ FULL STORY

Khan came to power in 2018 with promises to create a 'Naya Pakistan' but miserably failed to address the basic problem of keeping the prices of commodities in control, giving air to the sails of opposition ships to make war on his government. His chances of survival are getting slimmer and the easiest way to end the uncertainty is to get back the support of all allies and win back dissidents within his own party.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan strictly directed his party lawmakers to either abstain or not attend the National Assembly session on the day of voting on the no-confidence motion against him, which is likely to be held in the first week of April.

No Pakistani prime minister has ever completed a full five-year term in office. Also, no prime minister in Pakistan's history has ever been ousted through a no-confidence motion, and Khan is the third premier to face the challenge.

Khan needs 172 votes in the lower house of 342 to foil the Opposition's bid to topple him. However, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chief of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), said that the Opposition has the support of 175 lawmakers and the prime minister should resign.

The position of the opposition parties has strengthened after two main allies of the government, including Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), joined the front against the government. The government lost its majority after the allies ditched it and pressure is mounting on Khan, the cricketer-turned-politician. His ministers, however, have said that Khan would fight until 'the last ball of the last over'.

While tabling the no-confidence motion, Sharif had said he was presenting the no-confidence motion against prime minister Khan. The voting is expected on April 3 and before the crucial day, the two sides would use the assembly forum to debate the matter.

Opposition leader in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif will start the debate on the no-confidence motion which was tabled on March 28. The motion was tabled under Article A-95 of the Constitution, and it had 161 members as signatories. 

Imran Khan has lost majority after two key allies walked away from the ruling PTI-led coalition. The no-confidence motion was tabled by the joint opposition against Khan to topple his government.

A debate on the no-confidence motion against the Imran Khan government in Pakistan will take place today in the Lower House of the Parliament. The National Assembly session will be held at the Parliament House at 4:00 pm (local time), according to the schedule issued by the assembly secretariat.