If Imran Khan were to lose the no-confidence vote, the opposition could nominate its own prime minister and hold power until August 2023, by which date fresh elections have to be held
The opposition has said it wants early elections, but only after delivering a political defeat to Khan
"...it is declared that the prime minister and federal ministers, ministers of state, advisers, etc stand restored to their respective offices": Supreme Court verdict
Pakistani opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif says allies have nominated him as the next prime minister once PM Khan ousted.
Pakistani opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said his allies have nominated him as the next prime minister if they are able to vote out Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday.
Sharif was addressing a joint press conference along with other opposition leaders who won a court case earlier on Thursday that overturned a move by Khan to dodge the ouster vote and dissolve the lower house of parliament.
Imran calls cabinet meeting, to address nation on Friday.
"I have called a cabinet mtg tomorrow as well as our parl party mtg; & tomorrow evening I will address the nation. My message to our nation is I have always & will continue to fight for Pak till the last ball," Imran says in tweet
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