In recent weeks, turmoil prevailed in the country of Pakistan. Former “Prime Minister Imran Khan has been [the first to be] ousted from power after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership” (BBC). Days later, on Monday, April 11th, Shehbaz Sharif was selected to fill the recently opened position.
A no-confidence vote is when a vote is held for a certain period of time to see if the person in power is truly fit to keep that position. In Khan’s case, he was known for being associated with “allegations of economic mismanagement and mishandling of the country’s foreign policy,” (CNN).
The motion against the Prime Minister was passed on Sunday 10th, with 174 out of 342 members of the house being in favor of the no-confidence vote. Pakistan went through days full of political drama due to the repeated delays. This arguably boils down to the Prime Minister wanting to keep his position for as long as possible. Merely days before the National Assembly, Khan stated, without any evidence, that the US wants him out of power. He claimed himself to be the victim of an international conspiracy as members of the Pakistan Party have been working with foreign powers.
Pakistan has been going through political instability since 1947 and no prime minister in history has ever completed a full five-year term. Attention is now being drawn to Pakistan’s 23rd prime minister, who will remain in place until elections in August 2023.
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