Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan passed the border, the National Assembly was dissolved, and general elections will be held within 90 days
[Global Times-Global Network Reporter Hao Shuangyan] According to a report by Agence France-Presse on the 3rd, Pakistani President Arif Alvi has approved the "dissolution of the National Assembly" at the suggestion of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on the same day, which means that Pakistan will A new round of general elections will be held within 90 days.
Before the announcement by the President's Office, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Qassem Suri, who presided over the meeting that day, had just vetoed a vote of no confidence in Imran Khan.
According to Pakistan's "Dawn" report on the 3rd, Suri said that the no-confidence motion violated Article 5 of the Pakistani Constitution, that is, loyalty to the country is the basic duty of every citizen.
The Pakistani government believes the motion of no confidence in the prime minister is a "foreign-funded conspiracy," the report said.
At the end of last month, Imran Khan revealed in his speech that he had received a foreign threat letter before the opposition coalition proposed a no-confidence motion, saying that foreign forces were trying to interfere in Pakistan's internal affairs.
On April 1, Imran Khan named the United States, saying that the Pakistani government had lodged representations with the US embassy in Pakistan.
"Dawn" said that the 3rd is a day related to the fate of the current government.
Imran Khan speaks televised after Pakistan's parliament rejects no-confidence motion.
He praised the rejection of the no-confidence motion, saying the deputy speaker "rejected attempts at regime change and foreign conspiracies".
He also said he had written to the president proposing to dissolve the National Assembly, saying there should be general elections so people can decide who is in power.
The report quoted Imran Khan as saying that the "billions of rupees" used by the opposition coalition to "buy" MPs' votes were all in vain, and he advised those who received the money to donate to the orphans and the poor.
He also said: "Please prepare for the elections. The future of this country will not be determined by those corrupt forces. After the dissolution of the National Assembly, the next general election and the process of the caretaker government will start." Shortly after Khan's announcement, the Pakistani president's office issued a statement confirming the dissolution of parliament.
Imran Khan also tweeted: "New elections will be held in 90 days."