<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari today said Imran Khan has now lost majority in the National Assembly and Leader of the Opposition Shahbaz Sharif will soon become the Prime Minister of the country.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''Addressing a press conference ahead of the confidence vote which is expected to take place in the next few days, Bilawal Bhutto thanked Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan for joining hands with the opposition and deciding to support them to oust Imran Khan as Prime Minister in the no-confidence vote. He said the voting should be held tomorrow.<br />''<br />''Meantime, Even as Imran Khan faces mounting pressure with some allies leaving the ruling coalition ahead of the no-confidence vote, Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said the Pakistan Prime Minister will not resign. Imran Khan is in a precarious position, with the voting on the no-confidence motion expected on 3rd &nbsp;April.</span><br />''<br />''The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) got another major shock when one of its key allies Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has quit the ruling coalition and joined ranks with the Opposition.<br />''<br />''The Pakistani National Assembly has a total strength of 342 members, with the majority mark being 172. The PTI-led coalition was formed with the support of 179 members – Imran Khan's PTI having 155 members and other major allies including Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) have some 20 seats.<br />''<br />''Imran Khan's situation is precarious given that three of the four allies – MQM-P, PMLQ, and BAP have stated their support for the opposition's no-confidence motion and said that they will vote accordingly.<br />''<br />''The opposition parties in Pakistan are seen to have the support of 162 members of the house and are expected to be joined by the three ruling coalition parties during the vote, helping them cross the majority mark.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The no-confidence motion was tabled in the house on 28th March with the support of 161 members of the house.</span>
News On AIR | March 30, 2022 7:56 PM
Imran Khan has lost majority, Shahbaz Sharif will soon become Pakistan PM, says PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto