Imran Khan, former prime minister of Pakistan, became last Saturday the first minister in the history of that nation to be expelled from power through a motion of no confidence.
Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan – who is blamed for the economic crisis and the spiraling inflation suffered by the country – became last Saturday the first minister in the history of that nation to be expelled from power through a motion of censure, voted by Parliament, where the opposition obtained the majority by securing the support of 174 of the 342 legislators, after the government coalition suffered several desertions in its ranks.
This procedure was reached after his trip to Moscow at the end of February to meet with Vladimir Putin, and buy gas and wheat despite Western sanctions, in addition to maintaining a neutral position regarding Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
According to Russia Today (RT), Imran Khan left his official residence and “went out gracefully and did not bow”, while Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari mentioned the United States as a party involved in the impeachment. «USA The US told us that if Imran is eliminated, Pakistan will be spared. I ask who the hell is the United States to forgive us? », She manifested.
For his part, the Vice President of Parliament, Qasim Suri, had previously rejected the motion of censure, describing it as “unconstitutional”, contrary to Article 5 of the Constitution, which declares loyalty to the State as the main duty of every citizen of Pakistan.
“The opposition filed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran on March 8, and they must abide by the Constitution and the law. No foreign conspiracy to overthrow the elected government in Pakistan is allowed,” Suri had pointed out then.
At the time, Pakistani President Arif Alvi accepted Khan’s recommendation to dissolve the National Assembly. In addition, the prime minister announced that general elections would be held within a period of 90 days and, in the meantime, he would continue to exercise the functions of his position. At that time, Khan denounced that the initiative to dismiss him was the result of a “foreign conspiracy,” RT denounces.
The Supreme Court of the country ruled to annul the dissolution of Parliament, after describing this measure as “contrary to the Constitution” and the call for early elections, an act that it declared as “null and void”, and in turn ordered to convene a session of Parliament on April 9 and hold a vote on the no-confidence motion against Khan, in which the prime minister was ultimately removed from office.
