Imran Khan on his way out, deferred address to nation

Tehreek-i-Insaaf leader Faisal Javed Khan has said that prime minister Imran Khan's address to the nation has been deferred. Earlier,Pakistan's Interior minister Sheikh Rashid told  media that prime minister Imran Khan will address the nation after a meeting of the federal cabinet. Khan's address to the nation comes amid two ministers from his ally Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan) tendering resignations. Syed Aminul Haq and Farogh Naseem have formally quit the cabinet.  With the no-confidence motion already tabled, Imran Khan according to the constitution cannot dissolve the assembly and call for fresh elections. If he loses the vote, the opposition will be given a chance to form the government.

Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government received a massive blow by a key ally and the main coalition partner Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM) after it struck a deal with the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). With this development, the Imran Khan government has lost its majority in the lower house of Pakistan's Parliament following the late-night development days ahead of the no-confidence motion or no-trust vote against Imran Khan. The no-trust vote against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to take place on April 3. Pakistan's joint opposition has now 177 members of the national assembly after the ruling coalition partner MQM-P decided to part ways with the Imran Khan-led government is left with 164 members. The Pakistani National Assembly has a total strength of 342 members, with the majority mark being 172. The MQM-P's decision to support the Opposition came after both sides signed a draft prepared by Administrator Karachi Murtaza Wahab. In the history of Pakistan's politics, no prime minister has completed a full term in office. The Pakistan Army is said to dominate the political discourse, with Islamabad being ruled by men in uniform for more than three decades.