Imran Khan, a former prime minister of Pakistan, is making a comeback
PTI has already said that it will take power in Punjab on July 22. It has only been a few weeks since PTI lawmakers in the province joined the coalition government led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
PThe struggles of the ruling PML-N-Pakistan People's Party (PPP) combination, which is struggling to meet Khan's political challenge, have been made worse by PTI's surprising victory. Khan has been railing against the coalition government and the military hierarchy for supposedly working with the US to depose him in a contentious no-confidence vote in parliament in March for months.
Khan's claims do have some validity. A top PML-N official said that his party leadership had been "threatened" that if the no-confidence motion was not moved against Khan, "someone will take over the specific post" the day after the PML-N lost the Punjab by-election
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The PML-N senator was alluding to Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, the former director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence, who was slated to succeed Khan as army chief in November 2022.
It's conceivable that the PML-N and PPP, who were the government's main rivals at the time, were concerned about Faiz's selection as the next army chief and chose to overthrow Khan's administration through a vote of no-confidence without considering the consequences.
The coalition government led by Sharif and the current commanders of the milDespite all odds, he has not only succeeded in promoting his anti-establishment message in the province of Punjab, but also to the point where the establishment there appears powerless to oppose him.
Due to Khan's rapid-fire attacks on the military, it was unable to step in and support the PML-N in the Punjab by-elections for fear of negative public opinion. On condition of anonymity, a PML-N lawmaker told The Diplomat, "The coalition government was hopeful of the military's backing in the Punjab by-elections but that didn't happen." He further disclosed that the party was sharply divided over whether to admit PTI traitors and provide them tickets to run in by-elections. Those who disagree think that PML-choice N's to abandon its post-2018 narrativeitary establishment have suffered a great deal as a result of that decision to organise a no-confidence vote. Khan has gained not onlyIt is still unclear at this point whether the military chose not to interfere in the by-elections or was just too shell-shocked by Khan's attacks to do so. The strong backing that Khan receives from the military's rank-and-file may have prevented the military leadership from taking action to support the PML-N.
In any event, Imran Khan came out on top and seems to be headed for a second term as prime leader of Pakistan. Khan outlined his strategy in his speech following his victory in the by-elections. He persisted with his anti-establishment narrative, accusing his opponents of rising to power as a result of an alleged vote-rigging scandal, in addition to calling for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, whom he claimed as biassed.ts's demand for early general elections will not be met by the civil or military authorities. He seems to be fighting the system to get his way, but it is not so simple to defeat the system.
According to the constitution, the ruling coalition has declared that it will serve out its whole time in office. Early elections would not take place, according to former prime minister and top PML-N official Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who also stated that the existing coalition will "stay in power until August 17, 2023."
The PML-N wants to rethink its attitude after realising how expensive their defensive stance with Khan has been."I implore the Pakistani Election Commission to release the long-delayed decision on the PTI foreign funding case. Imran Niazi has long received a pass despite his persistent and despicable attacks on government institutions. The country has suffered because of the impunity that was granted to him, the prime minister tweeted on Tuesday morning. Khan will probably face an offensive from the PML-N
The bigger question, though, is whether Khan can maintain central government while Khan challenges it from Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Given the course of events, it wouldn't be shocking if Khan refused to carry out the federal government's orders in Punjab and KP.
With Khan smelling blood, can anyone resist the escalating political unrest? Tuesday morning saw a historic low for Pakistan's currency versus the dollar, with the interbank market rate touching 221 rupees.
The fact that Pakistan has not yet signed a contract with the International Monetary Fund is significant to notice here. The government's foreign reserves hardly cover imports for a few weeks, and no country is prepared to step in right away to assist Pakistan in averting a crisis.
Since Khan was removed from office and the new administration has been unable to bring about political stability, it is obvious that economic sentiment in the nation has declined. In Pakistan, things are about to get ugly, according to the most recent political developments. the alliancesolution that benefits all parties.
Pakistan may very easily declare bankruptcy in the midst of all of this. Pakistan's politics are currently in one of their most despised and repugnant eras in recent memory. It will have wide-ranging effects.