IMRAN Khan was dismissed today as Pakistan prime minister after losing a no-confidence vote in Parliament following weeks of political turmoil.

Acting Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said 174 lawmakers had voted in favour of the motion, “consequently the vote of no-confidence has passed”.

No prime mister has ever served a full term in Pakistan, but Khan is the first to lose office through a vote of no confidence.

It was not immediately clear when the assembly will choose a new prime minister but, opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif was almost certain to be picked to lead the nuclear-armed nation of 220 million people after weeks of high political drama.

Khan, 69, tried everything he could to stay in power – including dissolving Parliament and calling a fresh election – but the Supreme Court deemed all his actions illegal last week, and ordered the assembly to reconvene and vote. – AFP, April 10, 2022.