According to local media sources, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan suffered another setback when the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P), the largest coalition partner of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, reached an agreement with the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, head of the Pakistan People’s Party, tweeted early Wednesday morning that the unified opposition and the MQM have achieved an agreement.
“MQM’s Rabta committee and the PPP’s Central Executive Committee will ratify the deal. We will then brief the press at a press conference tomorrow, IA. Pakistan, congratulations! “On Twitter, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari wrote.
Senior MQM leader Faisal Sabzwari also verified the arrangement on Twitter, writing that the agreement had been reached and that details would be released at 6 p.m. today.
Imran Khan’s future is in shreds following the late-night development before of the critical vote on the no-confidence motion, as the PTI administration has lost its majority in the lower house of parliament.
The Pakistani National Assembly has a total membership of 342 members, with a majority of 172 required for the opposition’s no-confidence resolution against Prime Minister Imran Khan to pass.
Imran khan and PTI set to lose government
The coalition government led by the PTI was created with the support of 179 members, but the MQM-defection P’s has left Imran Khan’s party with only 164 members. The opposition currently has 177 members in the national legislature and does not require the cooperation of disaffected PTI legislators.
Meanwhile, federal minister Asad Umar has stated that Imran Khan is prepared to present a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial to substantiate his charges that some individuals are attempting to destabilize his administration using foreign cash.
Khan had stated during a rally, “Attempts are being made to change the Pakistani government with the use of foreign funds. Our citizens are being exploited. Mostly unintentionally, yet some individuals use money against us. We are aware of the sources of pressure being applied to us. We have been threatened in writing, but we will not make any concessions on national security grounds.”