Freedom struggle begins again: Imran Khan’s first reaction after losing

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has  reiterated his 'foreign conspiracy' claim and said the "freedom struggle begins again". In his first reaction, since his ouster as Pakistani prime minister after losing the no-trust vote on midnight on Sunday, said even though the country became an independent state in 1947 freedom, the struggle has begun again against a foreign conspiracy of regime change.

Pakistan became an independent state in 1947; but the freedom struggle begins again today against a foreign conspiracy of regime change. It is always the people of the country who defend their sovereignty & democracy.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 10, 2022

Khan was brought down after a day of drama and often vitriolic remarks. His supporters accused Washington of orchestrating his ouster and his party walked out of Parliament shortly before the vote. In the end, 174 lawmakers in the 342-seat Parliament voted to depose him, two more than the required simple majority. Khan on Sunday chaired a meeting of the PTI's central core executive committee (CEC) in Bani Gala to discuss the future course of action as the cricketer-turned-politician appears to continue his brinkmanship and cling to power at all cost. 

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