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Imran Khan Opened Treasure Chests To Buy Votes: Gilani Responds To PM s National Address
Former Pakistan PM Yousaf Raza Gilani responded to Imran Khan s address on Thursday saying the Prime Minister only called his own legislators for taking bribes.
Under mounting pressure from the Opposition to resign, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Thursday that he will seek a vote of confidence on Saturday. Khan made the announcement in a televised address to the nation during which he lashed out at the grand Opposition alliance for making a mockery of democracy and said that he will never let the corrupt politicians off the hook.
Khan hit back by announcing to seek a vote of confidence from the National Assembly on Saturday.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has convened a meeting of his allies on Friday to firm up his strategy, a day ahead of
seeking a vote of confidence from the National Assembly following a key defeat in this week s closely-contested Senate elections.
Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) candidate and former prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani defeated ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Wednesday, in a major blow to Khan, who had personally campaigned for his Cabinet colleague.
Pakistan's election commission has convened a crucial meeting on Friday after Prime Minister Imran Khan accused it of discrediting democracy and damaging the morality of the nation, according to media reports.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a televised address to the country on Thursday, lashed out at the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) which he said failed to stop corruption in Wednesday's closely-contested Senate elections.
"You (ECP) discredited democracy you damaged the morality of the nation by doing nothing to stop vote-buying," he alleged.