Pakistan PM Imran will seek trust vote from National Assembly to judge loyalty of MPs
04 Mar 2021 A bystander listens Prime Minister Imran Khan addressing the nation on television in Karachi on Thursday. AFP
Tariq Butt, Correspondent / Associated Press
Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday he will seek a vote of confidence from the National Assembly (NA) this weekend to prove that he still has the support of majority lawmakers in the house despite the surprising and politically embarrassing defeat of his ruling party’s key candidate in Senate elections.
Imran Khan made the announcement in a televised address to the nation, alleging that some lawmakers from his ruling Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) party had been bribed by the opposition to vote for former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in the Senate elections on Wednesday.