Pakistan: Opposition Gives PM Imran Khan 24-Hour Ultimatum To Quit As It Plans No-Trust Motion

Charging the "puppet" Prime Minister for the economic crisis in the country, Bhutto-Zardari said the common man was drowning in a tsunami of inflation

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics | Getty

New Delhi: In a 24-hour ultimatum, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to resign and dissolve the assembly or face a no-trust motion for his removal from office, local media reported.

Talking to the Awami March participants in Lalamusa, the Opposition leader on Monday said Imran Khan, along with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, would be sent packing through all democratic means, news agency ANI reports quoting News International.

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The 'selected' (Imran Khan) has become so scared that he has started abusing his political opponents and calling them names, said the PPP leader.

Pointing out at the alleged nexus between the Imran Khan government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Opposition leader said that the country has rejected the economic policies of the government and is protesting against 'PTIMF' (PTI + IMF).

Charging the "puppet" Prime Minister for the economic crisis in the country, Bhutto-Zardari said that the common man was drowning in a tsunami of inflation, according to the media outlet.

He pointed out that the Imran Khan government begged for loans, which were three times higher than ever acquired in the past and added that the people cannot carry the burden of his blunders anymore.

“A Satan of Pindi (Sheikh Rashid Ahmed) has said that Imran Khan will not sit at home after his dismissal. He is right as Imran Khan will be behind the bars. He will be held answerable in the foreign funding case," the publication quoted the PPP leader as saying.

Meanwhile, Pakistan is in the middle of a severe economic crisis, the Opposition parties have termed the relief measured announced by the Imran Khan government as insufficient. They continue to mount pressure on the Pakistani Prime Minister.

The Opposition parties are trying to ouster Imran Khan by moving a no-confidence motion against his government. However, Imran Khan has exuded confidence in the failure of this motion and said that the opposition will face consequences post its failure.