Govt bounces back after Senate shock as PM wins trust vote
178 MPs vote in Imran Khan’s favour; allies renew vow to stand by govt through thick and thin
Prime Minister Imran Khan in NA. PHOTO: RP
ISLAMABAD:
The lower house of parliament reaffirmed its confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday by overwhelmingly voting in his favour in a move that political pundits believe has preempted the next move of an increasingly hostile joint opposition which wanted to use its recent Senate win to ratchet up pressure on the embattled government to step down.
Imran Khan polled 178 votes – six more than the magical number of 172 – in a National Assembly session specifically convened for the purpose by the president but boycotted by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the alliance of a dozen opposition parties.