Imran Khan Rules Out No-Confidence Motion Against Shehbaz Sharif\'s Government

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has ruled out tabling a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government through an alliance with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has ruled out tabling a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government through an alliance with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

Speaking to journalists at the Adiala jail on Monday, Khan remarked that there was no difference between the PPP and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), describing them as “two sides of the same coin.”

“If I had to come to power, I would talk to the PPP for the no-confidence motion,” he said.

The former premier’s remarks come as the PML-N-led coalition government lost its two-thirds majority in the National Assembly following the Supreme Court’s July 12 ruling, which declared the PTI eligible for the allocation of reserved seats.

The PPP is a key ally at the center as both the Bilawal Bhutto-led party and the PML-N failed to secure a simple majority in the February 8 polls.

They later reached a power-sharing agreement wherein the PPP agreed to support the PM Shehbaz-led government in exchange for several constitutional posts.

However, the alliance has been far from smooth, with differences emerging between the two on the budget 2024-25, administrative issues in Punjab, and the recent ban on the PTI.

The PTI, if it aims, could oust the incumbent government by tabling a vote of no-confidence in the lower house — the same way Khan was ousted — if it persuades the PPP to withdraw its support for the PML-N government and instead support its motion in the National Assembly.

While reacting to the Supreme Court verdict earlier this month, some veteran journalists had speculated that the PPP, which has often expressed reservations about the center’s policies, might join hands with the PTI and support their vote of no-confidence motion if the PML-N fails to fulfill its promises.

Speaking at the Adiala facility, Khan said he would talk to the PPP for the no-confidence motion if he wanted to come to power.

Addressing the federal government’s move to ban the PTI, Khan stated that the party had already been banned and was not allowed to contest the elections.

He further stressed that banning any political party is akin to killing democracy.

The former premier also slammed Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz for criticizing the judiciary over the reserved seats’ verdict.

He questioned whether the PML-N leader believed the judges were only right when her party’s cases were dismissed.

Condemning the Bannu incident, where at least one person was killed and around two dozen were injured after being fired upon during a protest rally, Khan claimed that everyone knows innocent people were shot at during the incident.

Calling for the constitution of a judicial inquiry, the PTI founder emphasized that the war on terrorism cannot be won without the nation’s support.

When asked about the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s stance that miscreants fired from inside the peace march in Bannu, he responded that everyone knew who fired at the rally.

He also mentioned he would ask the KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur to take a stern stand on the incident.

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