Nawaz Sharif’s brother files nomination for Pakistan PM
Shehbaz, 70, has led a bid by the Opposition in Parliament to topple Khan, and he is widely expected to replace him following a vote on Monday
Shehbaz Sharif.: File photo |
The younger brother of three-times Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz, 70, has led a bid by the Opposition in Parliament to topple Khan, and he is widely expected to replace him following a vote on Monday.
But Khan’s party also submitted papers nominating the former foreign minister as a candidate, saying their members of Parliament would resign en masse should he lose, potentially creating the need for urgent by-elections for their seats.
On Sunday, Khan repeated allegations that a foreign conspiracy was behind the regime change. “The freedom struggle begins again today,” he tweeted.
Pakistan became an independent state in 1947; but the freedom struggle begins again today against a foreign conspiracy of regime change. It is always the people of the country who defend their sovereignty & democracy.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 10, 2022
His government fell in the early hours of Sunday after a 13-hour session. Opposition parties were able to secure 174 votes in the 342-member house, giving them the majority they needed to enable the vote to elect a new Premier.
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