lawyers for Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan started defense in Supreme court on Wednesday of His attempt to repel an opposing attempt to overthrow him, a move for him critics He says it was unconstitutional and he preached in political problems.
Khan A former cricket starHe lost his parliamentary majority last week was facing Distrust vote Presented by the opposition that he was expected to lose on Sunday.
But the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives of parliamentmember of Khan partyThrow out Suggestion, sentencing him was a part of A foreign and unconstitutional conspiracy. Then Khan came parliament.
confrontation to her thrown nuclear armed state of 220 million peoplewhich is governed by military for extended periods since independence in 1947, in fullConstitutional crisis.
The opposition challenged decision To prevent vote in The Supreme Court that began deliberating the case on Monday.
Wednesday lawyers for Khan Pakistan Move Insaf party started with them defense.
Supreme court panel of Five judges didn’t say when it would happen give Rule. can order parliament remodeled, call for New elections or ban Khan from power if it was found violating the constitution.
Maybe also decide it can not intervene in parliamentary affairs.
Pakistan military He is facing A growing opposition calls for its weight in on legitimacy of Khan’s complaints about a foreign plot against Him, which he said was coordinated by the United States.
The United States denied the accusation.
Khan, like Many Pakistanis criticized the US intervention in Neighboring Afghanistan, which has come to an end with pulling out of US-led foreign forces are back of Taliban last year.
a senior Leader of The opposition, Maryam Nawaz, said military should Clarify whether she told a high-level security meeting that the United States had conspired with Opposition to his overthrow governmentsaid Khan.
Imran Khan used the National Security Committee for She said late on Tuesday.
that official with Knowledge of Subject, who declined He told Reuters to be identified on Tuesday that the security services did not do this found reliable guides for confirm Khan’s complaint of Conspiracy.
Pakistan military’s public Relations Suite and Khan former information Minister Fouad Choudary did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comment on Subject.
The military Has stepped up in To remove civil governments and take over on Three occasions citing need To end the political uncertainty, although current military Leadership says don’t share in politics or in This situation.
It is also considered a Sharia court of Political maneuvering, Khan decision to melt parliament And the call a general The election moving forward with President Arif Alvi asks the Electoral Commission to think of a date for a voteany should be within 90 days of April 3 disbanded.
“to bear out authorization of the Constitution of date announcement of general elections and consultation with Election Commission required”President office He said.
But analysts say the process is not clear Because of the Supreme Court ruling against Khan will do also throw He doubted his invitation of Early elections.
