Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan overthrown in no-confidence vote

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ousted by a motion of no confidence.

Here he is in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 4, 2021. REUTERS - SAIYNA BASHIR

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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was overthrown on Saturday April 9 by a motion of censure voted against him by the National Assembly.

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After several weeks of political crisis, the motion of censure was “ 

” by 174 of the 342 deputies, announced the acting president of the chamber, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.

Imran Khan is the first Pakistani prime minister to fall on a vote of no confidence.

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