Imran Khan claims US threatened him and wants him ousted as Pakistan PM

Pakistan’s embattled prime minister, Imran Khan, has claimed that the US “threatened” him and is seeking his removal from office as he faces a no-confidence vote in the coming days that could mean the end of his premiership.

Khan, who opposition parties accuse of bad governance and economic incompetence, had claimed at a rally on Sunday he had a letter that showed a foreign country was conspiring against him and his political opponents working at its behest.

In a live televised address to the nation on Thursday, the same day a confidence debate began in parliament, he said “America threatened me” when talking about the letter before trying to correct himself and saying “it was a foreign country”.

The US government has categorically rejected any involvement in the vote of no confidence and they termed the allegations baseless.

Abdul Basit, a former diplomat, told local media the so-called threatening letter was a diplomatic assessment from Pakistan’s US ambassador and not a threat from the US government.

The opposition parties have put aside their own differences to unite in an anti-Khan coalition as inflation has soared and the prime minister has appeared to lose the backing of the military establishment credited with bringing him to power in the first place. The confidence vote is to be held on 3 April.

At the beginning of his address to the nation, Khan said: “Today, I have to talk about something important about the country’s future. I decided to do this address live because Pakistan is at a defining moment and we have two paths ahead of us.”

He claimed the letter read: “If the vote of no confidence succeeds, we will forgive you. If it does not succeed, and Imran Khan remains the prime minister, then Pakistan will be in a difficult situation.”

Khan said in his address: “I never wanted to be a slave to any country. When I came to power I decided we will have an independent foreign policy.”

He had been expected to make the address on Wednesday but was forced to postpone it until Thursday after a vital coalition party joined the opposition, bringing an end to his majority in the parliament.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/31/imran-khan-address-pakistan-faces-no-confidence-vote

Bubu 2.0

Including Jonathan

They just want to use Pakistan to derail India since she is siding with Russia and Peoples Republic of China.

Pakistan shares border with India. Normal strategy.

Ebubu:
They just want to use Pakistan to derail India since she is siding with Russia and Peoples Republic of China.

Pakistan shares border with India. Normal strategy.

No... because he supported Taliban that took over in Afghanistan

joelbooks:


No... because he supported Taliban that took over in Afghanistan

smokescreen excuse

Lol... blame game as usual

If na Russia, you go see NATO lapdogs flood here, but as na almighty US, see them hide and run away.



Ona two dey like to deceive ona sef, see how US dey occupy positions for another person land, omoh, this colonialism dey real oh

In every Nation of the world, the USA has a say in her affairs otherwise that country will suffer.



... Seem like we should turn America to a religion and worship her BECAUSE if this isn't playing God, I dunno what is?

He has been removed finally,

Elvictor:
If na Russia, you go see NATO lapdogs flood here, but as na almighty US, see them hide and run away.



Ona two dey like to deceive ona sef, see how US dey occupy positions for another person land, omoh, this colonialism dey real oh

SHEY NA U.S VOTE AM OUT ?

Ebubu:
They just want to use Pakistan to derail India since she is siding with Russia and Peoples Republic of China.

Pakistan shares border with India. Normal strategy.

Exactly to increase tension with India

They don't want to attack India directly

Since USA need India to challenge china power
And India needs Russia to challenge china


The world politics is funny

You-know-who only has one component to foreign policy remaining: regime change.

the most confused people are the Pakistanis, some are not happy that Imran Khan was removed because they believed he is against America while some Are happy about his removal because dey see him as America Puopet

This is what happens when you have too many US assets in your country. The real reason the west hate Russia and China is because they can't control their internal affairs.

AroleOduduwa2:
This is what happens when you have too many US assets in your country. The real reason the west hate Russia and China is because they can't control their internal affairs.

hmm

Everybody will blame the US for their woes.Imagine khan blaming America for his removal.

America sha get underground plan.

US is not behind his removal. Leaders with arrays of domestic problems should not invove in international politics and conflicts. International politics is very expensive. Pakistan military involved directly in success of Taliban. The PM is meddling in Ukraine-"Russia conflicts.
As a leader your country must be among top economies with little domestic problems like inflation, poverty etc before you can think of meddling in international game.
Khan is of pashtun tribe while punjabis are majority tribe in PK. He involved in Afghanistan war because most talibans are pashtun. You cannot be wasting national treasury based on selfish and personal interests.

Like Pakistanis like Africans, blame everyone but themselves.

Obama talking

Camelot65:
Like Pakistanis like Africans, blame everyone but themselves.

They have lots in common. Shitholes