Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will lose his majority at the National Assembly after one of his coalis, the government’s key allied reportedly reached an agreement on Tuesday night to support the opposition in voting without future trust. The formal announcement is awaited.
Spokesman for Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Muttahide (MQM-P) said that the Draft of the agreement was resolved with opposition parties, reported dawn every day of Pakistan. However, it added that parties are expected to announce their decisions only after ratification by the Coordination Committee.
Opposition leader and Chairman of the Pakistani Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari took it to Twitter to announce the news. “Opposition and united MQM have reached an agreement,” he said. “We will then share details with the media at a press conference tomorrow,” he added.
Pakistan has been on the edge because of the opposition parties on March 8 handed over the movement without trust in front of the National Assembly Secretariat, accusing the Pakistani Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government led by Prime Minister Khan responsible for the economic crisis and the. Spiraling inflation in this country.
Khan, 69, is heading for the coalition government and he can be removed if some partners decide to switch sides. PTI has 155 members in the National Assembly 342 members and requires at least 172 parliamentarians to maintain power.
Dawn estimates that the government coalition has a power of 171 members, because Lone Jamaat Parliament members are selected to remain neutral in voting without confidence. The balance will be even disturbed if seven MQM-P members promised to oppose the opposition.