Pakistani Prime Minister hints at the possibility of rejecting the result of the vote of no-confidence in him

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan hinted on Saturday that he might reject the result of a vote to oust him, claiming it was an action coordinated by the United States.

Opposition parties say Khan has failed to revive the economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic and to deliver on his promises to make his government more transparent and accountable.

The parties submitted a motion of no-confidence against him, which is scheduled to be voted on on Sunday.

"How can I accept the result when the whole process has been discredited?...Democracy operates on a moral force. What is left of that moral force after this complicity?" Khan told a select group of foreign journalists in his office.

"The move to oust me is a blatant interference by the United States in domestic politics," he added, describing it as an attempt to "change the regime."

Khan has already lost his parliamentary majority after key allies withdrew from his coalition government and joined the opposition.

Hours before those statements, the Pakistani army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, said his country was seeking to expand its relations with Washington.

Since taking office, US President Joe Biden has had no contact with Khan, but the White House has denied that he is seeking to oust him.

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