The situation in Pakistan has reversed again, and the Supreme Court has demanded another vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan.
What kind of reversal has there been in this recent Pakistani political arena? First of all, let me introduce you to the background. On March 28, in Pakistan's National Assembly, some opposition parties proposed a vote of no confidence in the current prime minister, Imran Khan.
Moreover, these opponents were clearly prepared, and soon raised 177 votes, more than the 172 votes that could impeach Imran Khan, and it can be said that the victory is in hand. Unexpectedly, on April 3, the Pakistani president and some pro-Imran Khan people said that the previous vote of no confidence was illegal, and then the National Assembly was dissolved directly.
At that time, the Pakistani government also gave a statement, that is, why did the National Assembly suddenly have so many opponents and target Imran Khan? This is because the US forces are behind the meddling to interfere in Pakistan's internal affairs.
But it was only a few days later, and now the situation has changed again. In the past two days, Pakistan's Supreme Court has issued a ruling saying that the previous move to dissolve the National Assembly was unconstitutional and would not be counted. In other words, the dissolved National Assembly continues to perform its duties, and the opposition can once again vote no confidence in Imran Khan.
It is worth mentioning that if the vote of no confidence is resumed, the opposition has already done its homework before, and the votes they have to impeach Imran Khan are enough, which means that once they succeed, they can immediately hold another general election, oust Imran Khan from power, and replace him with the pro-US opposition leader Sharif as prime minister.
But now, the pro-Imran Khan faction has not decided to stop. They decided to show the Pakistanis what the United States was doing behind the 9th when the National Assembly was convened, including a letter that Imran Khan said earlier.
The letter was addressed to Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, a senior U.S. diplomat and U.S. undersecretary for Central and South Asian affairs. The general meaning of the content is that if you Pakistani side obeys and votes on imran Khan's no-confidence case and removes Imran Khan from power, then many of the actions of the United States against Pakistan can be forgiven.
If you look at the tone of this letter, the United States has always looked like it is on top of the world, and it is an absolute hammer, which is meddling in Pakistan's internal affairs. Moreover, it is said that the US ambassador to Pakistan has also met with the aforementioned Pakistani opposition.
The Pakistani opposition, now the biggest representative is Sharif. That is to say, if Imran Khan steps down, Sharif is likely to be the future prime minister of Pakistan that the United States will bring to power. He himself also has a statement that if he really becomes prime minister in the future, then Pakistan will be a beggar, and there is no way not to establish good relations with the United States.
Therefore, we now have another plan, that is, if this time, the United States really turns pakistani politics upside down and leads to the downfall of Imran Khan, then there will be a pro-American prime minister who will be responsible for the whole affairs of Pakistan. In fact, it will mainly affect Pakistan's position in the current War in Ukraine.
At present, Pakistan is obviously still supporting Russia and has also bought Russian grain. In the future, if Imran Khan is ousted, this position will certainly be pulled back by the United States. Another is that on the Afghan issue, Pakistan's position will also be adjusted, and it is necessary to listen to the Words of the United States.
However, on the China issue, we all know that Pakistan is called Pakistan Railway, and if the position is too biased, the ordinary people of Pakistan will not do it. Therefore, whether it is Sharif or Imran Khan, on the issue of China, in fact, there will be no big change in direction and policy. But surely, there will also be pressure from the United States.
Therefore, if the opposition and Sharif come to power, there may be some minor adjustments in Pakistan's relations with China in the future. However, it is not known what kind of reversal of the political situation in Pakistan will take place in the next few days.