IMRAN KHAN, PAKISTAN'S PM, SAYS HE WILL NOT RESIGN AHEAD OF THE NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE

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Islamabad: Imran Khan, Pakistan's prime minister, has stated he will not quit, despite calls from the opposition to do so ahead of a vote of no confidence in him, which will be his hardest test since taking power in 2018.

Pakistan's parliament will meet on Friday to begin deliberations on the no-confidence resolution, which may take up to seven days to vote on whether Khan should be removed.

The vote of no confidence has raised the potential of constitutional, administrative, and economic crises as the IMF prepares to give the next tranche of a $6 billion bailout package, which was supposed to happen this week but has yet to happen.

The motion was presented by opposition parties earlier this month, claiming Khan had lost his legislative majority after 20 of his party's legislators left, and called for Khan to resign.

"I will not resign, no matter what," Khan stated in a statement released late Wednesday night by his office. Khan stated that he would not surrender without a fight and questioned why he should submit to "crooks' pressure."

Along with roughly 20 of his party's lawmakers defecting, some of his coalition allies have expressed interest in joining the opposition.

According to some political observers and opposition MPs, Khan has a rift with Pakistan's formidable military, which was credited with helping the former cricketer's upstart party win elections four years ago.

Khan disputes that the military aided him in gaining power. The military claims that it does not get involved in politics.

Khan is accused by the opposition of mismanaging the economy and foreign affairs. This is something he denies. No Pakistani prime minister has ever served the entire five-year tenure.

Khan now lacks the 172 votes needed for a simple majority in parliament due to the loss of dissident legislators.

The unified opposition has 163 seats in the lower chamber, but might gain a majority if most of the defectors vote no confidence in the government.

Khan has petitioned the court for a lifetime ban on the defectors, and has urged them to rejoin the ruling party. He has also called for a "million-man" protest in Islamabad on Sunday to express public support for his premiership.

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