Pakistani PM Imran Khan may announce resignation in Sunday power show: Indian media
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 26 (ANI): The renaming of Pakistan's Prime Minister's Office YouTube channel has triggered speculation that the beleaguered Imran Khan may step down as Prime Minister at the public rally called by him in Islamabad on Sunday.
The rally is a show of strength by Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as the opposition is geared up for a no-trust vote in the National Assembly to oust his government. Imran Khan faces mounting economic and social challenges as his government battles corruption allegations levelled by the opposition.
The change in the YouTube channel's name on Saturday has raised eyebrows. The channel had a verified tick when it was named Prime Minister's Office and has now been renamed 'Imran Khan'.
Imran Khan has been hard-hitting in his counter-offensive at the opposition terming Pakistan oppositions "dacoits" and has urged people to come in large numbers to Islamabad's Parade Ground on March 27. "I want my people to come to Parade Ground tomorrow, tomorrow we will show a sea of people!" PTI said in a tweet referring to Imran Khan.
The political challenges have mounted for Imran Khan even as his government is negotiating with IMF on USD 6 billion rescue package and battling unemployment and price rise. The no-confidence motion
More than 50 of the federal and provincial ministers have not been seen in public since the opposition began stacking up perils against Prime Minister Imran Khan, the report said. Imran Khan had on Wednesday said he will not "resign under any circumstances" amid mounting pressure from the opposition. "I will not resign under any circumstance. I will play till the last ball and I will surprise them a day before as they are still under pressure. My trump card is that I have not laid any of my cards yet," he had said. Source: link
