In the early morning of April 10, local time, the Pakistani National Assembly voted on the motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan, before the vote, because the deputies who supported Imran Khan all withdrew and gave up the vote, so there was no negative vote in this vote, and finally the motion was supported by 174 votes in the parliament, more than half of the members of the parliament, and the vote was passed. Imran Khan also became the first prime minister in Pakistan's history to be removed from the National Assembly, and imran Khan has now left the prime minister's palace and returned to his home.
As early as March 28, the opposition coalition led by Sharif submitted a motion of no confidence to the National Assembly against Imran Khan. Sharif blamed Imran Khan for his economic policies, claiming that he had not fulfilled his promises to the people and other parties, but because Imran Khan presented evidence of "outside forces" interfering in Pakistan's internal affairs, the resolution was rejected by the vice president of the National Assembly, Suri, on April 3, and then Pakistani President Alvi approved Imran Khan's proposal to dissolve the National Assembly and hold a general election early.
Imran Khan came up with a "secret letter" accusing the United States, an "unnamed country," of intervening in Pakistan's elections and trying to overthrow Pakistan's current government. To this end, Pakistan's national security agency immediately summoned US diplomats and protested to the United States on the grounds of interfering in Pakistan's internal affairs. At the same time, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry also protested to the "countries concerned" and asked the other side to pay attention to words and deeds. Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, also broke out a large-scale anti-American demonstration. Imran Khan, in the spirit of "fighting to the end", won back the support of some parliamentarians, and everything seems to be moving in a good direction.
On April 7, Pakistan's political crisis took another turn for the worse, with the Supreme Court of Pakistan ruling that the Vice President of the National Assembly, Suri, had rejected the motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan, which was unconstitutional, had been annulled, the presidential order had been declared null and void, the National Assembly and cabinet had been reinstated, and the motion of no confidence in Imran Khan had been voted again. Before the vote, the speaker and deputy speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly announced their resignation, and after Imran Khan was deposed, the ruling coalition nominated Foreign Minister Kureshi as the candidate for the new prime minister, while the opposition coalition nominated Shabaz Sharif. The ruling coalition still has nearly half of its supporters in the National Assembly, and while it is widely believed that Sharif will be elected, it is unclear who will die.
After Imran Khan's ouster on April 10, tens of thousands of people poured into the streets after Imran Khan was ousted, and tens of thousands of people poured into the streets to express their dissatisfaction with Imran Khan's removal. Imran Khan also said on social media that pakistan has never had such a large-scale and spontaneous protest in its history, refusing to "import the government" and not allowing "foreign forces to install a new government."
Will the political changes in Pakistan affect the friendship between China and Pakistan? For this issue, many people in Pakistan have said that the political changes will not affect China-Pakistan relations, no government can deny the friendly relations between Pakistan and China, and every pakistani government hopes that the relationship with China will change with each passing day, and the Pakistan-China Economic Corridor project will continue to be carried out, which is beneficial to both sides.
Shabaz Sharif, the most supported candidate for prime minister, is also moderate with China, reaching several cooperations with China during his tenure as punjab chief minister, including Pakistan's first subway project. Sharif has repeatedly praised CPEC as a grand blueprint for transforming Pakistan into a major emerging economy, so that relatively poor parts of Pakistan can also enjoy the dividends of economic development.
In terms of relations with the United States, Sharif said that maintaining good relations with the United States is particularly important for Pakistan. Sharif is also not as tough as Imran Khan when it comes to dealing with India. This is in stark contrast to Imran Khan's hostile attitude toward the United States some time ago.
Sharif has a good relationship with the Pakistani military, and if Imran Khan can get the support of the military, it is not without a chance to turn the tables, but Imran Khan directly threw out the evidence of US intervention in Pakistan, making it difficult for the pro-American Pakistani military to have a good feeling for it, and now the opportunities for the ruling party are in the ruling party vice chairman Qureshi. However, Pakistan's political parties have always been pro-China and pro-American, and even if they get closer to the United States, it will not have much impact on China-Pakistan relations.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian also said on April 11 that China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic partners, no matter how the international situation and their respective domestic situations change, China-Pakistan relations will always be unbreakable and rock solid, China will unswervingly adhere to the friendly policy toward Pakistan, and China believes that changes in Pakistan's political situation will not affect the overall situation of China-Pakistan relations.