New Delhi: Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday emphasised his claims of “foreign conspiracy” and said that a foreign nation is attempting to remove him over the “independent” foreign policy decisions made by him.
Ahead of the no-confidence motion, while addressing to people of Pakistan, Imran claimed a foreign nation sent a message that Imran Khan should be taken out else as the nation will endure consequences.
“The United States”, Imran Khan said in a slip of the tongue and then stated that “a foreign country” had sent a “threatening memo” which was against the Pakistani nation.
“On March 8 or before that on March 7, the US sent us a…not the US but a foreign country sent us a message. The reason why I talking about this…for an independent country to receive such a message… this is against me and the country,” he said.
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Imran Khan said the memo was against him, not against the government. “…it stated that if the no-confidence motion passes, Pakistan will be forgiven, if not, there will be consequences.”
Though, the United States has rejected the claims of involvement of ‘foreign powers’ to topple Imran’s government.
“There is no truth to these allegations. We are closely following developments in Pakistan. We respect and support Pakistan’s constitutional process and the rule of law,” said a US State Dept spokesperson, to ANI.
Earlier, Imran shared the contents of a secret letter that was in news last week when he informed a public gathering that his government had received threats from abroad.
Imran Khan had asserted that the compromising letter had been sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Pakistan media reports said that letter is the word-for-word transcript of a discussion between the diplomats of Pakistan and one more nation shipped off Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari today said that Imran Khan has “nowhere to run” under an hour after proceedings of the National Assembly of Pakistan were adjourned.
This comment comes as proceedings of the Pakistan National Assembly were suspended till April 3 not long after it met on Thursday to examine the no-confidence motion against Pakistan PM.
The crucial session for the no-confidence motion began after much postponement however adjourned till Sunday at 11.30 am, after members of Parliament demanded voting on the no-trust movement, as reported by Geo News.
The meeting was held within excess of 172 members from the Opposition seats in participation.
Tending to a public interview with other opposition leaders, Bilawal said Imran Khan again used the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Asad Qaiser to deffer the procedure of the no-confidence motion.
“Today, by producing 175 lawmakers in the Parliament we have proved that Imran Khan has nowhere to run,” he said. “Now that we have the majority, there is no safe passage (for Imran Khan), there is no face-saving way and there is no backdoor,” he said.
The PPP chairman recommended that there is only one “honourable” way out for way for Imran Khan is to leave in a bid to end the political emergency in the country.
Pakistan’s PM has apparently lost the majority after PTI’s allies chose to agree with the Opposition.
Imran Khan has purportedly proposed to break down the gathering on the condition to pull out the no-confidence motion against him.
He has said that in the event that the Opposition doesn’t consent to his idea, he is prepared to face any situation, Geo News announced Thursday, referring to sources.
On Monday, Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif postponed the no-confidence motion. With this move, Imran Khan turned into the third Pakistani PM to face the no-confidence motion.
The no-confidence motion was presented by the opposition parties on March 8. The Opposition is sure that its movement would be conveyed as some allies of PTI have come out in the open against Imran Khan.