Pakistan PM Imran Khan gone after losing no-confidence vote

**cyrille** · 12-04-2022, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by helge

You do post that a lot

Because you post complete bollocks so often, you may be under that impression.

Wouldn't it be better to explain wtf you're on about?

**helge** · 12-04-2022, 12:18 AM

Originally Posted by cyrille

Wouldn't it be better to explain wtf you're on about?

Honestly thought that a well informed pensioner like yourself knew already.

Clue: Imran Khan Tory britain

Now google it yourself

**Troy** · 12-04-2022, 12:23 AM

^ well, it's certainly off topic...

**helge** · 12-04-2022, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by Troy

it's certainly off topic...

Certainly is

But they are the only two Imran Khans that I've ever heard of, and then they surface in the same blink of an eye.

Can't go unmentioned.

Back to topic ?

**David48atTD** · 12-04-2022, 02:08 AM

Originally Posted by David48atTD

Don't be fooled ... it's an RT media release

Originally Posted by OhOh

Oh dear.

What % of the article, images or videos are AP or RT I'll leave for you to determine.

OhOh Oh dear

It's the photo that is AP, that's why it's © AP / Fareed Khan ... the 'Article' is RT

A screenshot below of how the page actually looks like.

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**David48atTD** · 12-04-2022, 02:18 AM

Originally Posted by helge

Certainly is

But they are the only two Imran Khans that I've ever heard of, and then they surface in the same blink of an eye.

This Imran Khan, before he was the Prime Minister of Pakistan was even more fameous as the Captain of the Pakistan's Cricket Team.

Widely admired, in sporting circles around the world.

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Cricket is almost a religion in Pakistan, hence his popularity and probably why he was elected to PM, as Arnie was elected as the Californian Governor, Trump as POTUS etc

**Backspin** · 12-04-2022, 04:02 AM

Originally Posted by David48atTD

OhOh Oh dear

It's the photo that is AP, that's why it's © AP / Fareed Khan ... the 'Article' is RT

A screenshot below of how the page actually looks like.

What is your point ? That none of this is happening because RT said it ? We all know what is happening. Both the AP and RT and BBC can report that the sky is blue. There's no reason for you to call out RT on that.

**Backspin** · 12-04-2022, 04:03 AM

Originally Posted by David48atTD

This Imran Khan, before he was the Prime Minister of Pakistan was even more fameous as the Captain of the Pakistan's Cricket Team.

Widely admired, in sporting circles around the world.

Cricket is almost a religion in Pakistan, hence his popularity and probably why he was elected to PM, as Arnie was elected as the Californian Governor, Trump as POTUS etc

Is popular support not what democracy is supposed to be about ?

**DrWilly** · 12-04-2022, 05:56 AM

Originally Posted by Backspin

What is your point ? That none of this is happening because RT said it ? We all know what is happening. Both the AP and RT and BBC can report that the sky is blue. There's no reason for you to call out RT on that.

Nice strawmen… ohoh caught lying, again.

**David48atTD** · 12-04-2022, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by Backspin

What is your point ? That none of this is happening because RT said it ? We all know what is happening. Both the AP and RT and BBC can report that the sky is blue. There's no reason for you to call out RT on that.

My point is that Oh Oh went to lengths in describing the journalistic credentials of Associated Press - AP

I simply reported the fact that only the photo is accredited to AP and the article comes from RT.

**Switch** · 12-04-2022, 07:44 AM

If anythin, the protagonists should be encouraged by the BBC left wing bias at home? Just as I am encouraged by the lack of support for the stupidity of Backspin and OhOh defending the indefensible.

**harrybarracuda** · 12-04-2022, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by David48atTD

My point is that Oh Oh went to lengths in describing the journalistic credentials of Associated Press - AP

I simply reported the fact that only the photo is accredited to AP and the article comes from RT.

If Khan is trying to play the "evil outsiders interfering with us" card, you can bet RT would be all over that bullshit like a cheap suit (that wouldn't fit skidmark, because he'd pick the wrong size).

We all know Putin says it's America's fault that he's committing war crimes in Ukraine.

**OhOh** · 12-04-2022, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by DrWilly

Nice strawmen… ohoh caught lying, again.

Nope.

Originally Posted by OhOh

What % of the article, images or videos are AP or RT I'll leave for you to determine.

**Switch** · 12-04-2022, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by OhOh

Nope.

Everyone already has!

**OhOh** · 12-04-2022, 12:22 PM

Pakistan lawmakers elect Shehbaz Sharif as new PM after Imran Khan ousted

Sharif says forging a durable peace with India won’t be possible without a solution for the disputed Kashmir region

He says his administration will speed up construction of the US$60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which is part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative

Reuters

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Published: 7:54pm, 11 Apr, 2022

"Pakistan’s parliament chose a more Western-friendly politician, Shehbaz Sharif, as prime minister on Monday, completing the ousting of predecessor Imran Khan in a political crisis that has sparked street protests and a mass resignation of lawmakers.

Sharif’s election brings to a close a week-long constitutional confrontation that reached its climax on Sunday when Khan lost a no-confidence vote, although the nuclear-armed nation is likely to remain prone to political and economic turbulence.

Sharif, 70, who has a reputation domestically as an effective administrator more than as a politician, is the younger brother of three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

Analysts say Shehbaz, unlike Nawaz, enjoys amicable relations with Pakistan’s military, which traditionally controls foreign and defence policy in the country of 220 million people.

After the vote, Sharif vowed to tackle an economic malaise that has seen the rupee hit an all-time low and the central bank implement the biggest hike in interest rates in decades last week.
“If we have to save the sinking boat, what we all need is hard work, and unity, unity and unity,” he said in his maiden speech to parliament. “We are beginning a new era of development today.”

Just minutes before the vote, legislators from Khan’s party resigned en masse from the lower house of parliament in protest at the expected formation of a government by his political foes.

“We are announcing we are all resigning,” Shah Mahmood Qureshi, former foreign minister and vice-president of Khan’s party, told the assembly. The mass resignations will require fresh by-elections in well over 100 seats.

Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party had submitted papers nominating Qureshi as its candidate for prime minister.

The younger Sharif emerged as the leader of a united opposition to topple Khan, a former cricket star who has claimed that the United States was behind his downfall, which Washington has denied.
Sharif said in an interview last week good relations with the United States were critical for Pakistan for better or for worse, in stark contrast to Khan’s prickly ties to Washington.

In his maiden speech, he also spoke of improving relations with neighbours India and China.

“We want good relations with India but a durable peace can’t be possible without Kashmir’s solution,” he said, referring to the contested Himalayan territory the countries have fought several wars over.
He said his government will speed up construction of the US$60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) – a part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative.

No elected prime minister has completed a full term in the nuclear-armed nation since it won independence from colonial power Great Britain in 1947, though Khan is the first to be removed by a no-confidence vote.

The military has ruled the country of 220 million people for almost half its nearly 75-year history. It
viewed Khan and his conservative agenda favourably when he won election in 2018.
But that support waned after a falling-out over the appointment of military intelligence chief and economic troubles that last week led to the largest interest rate rise in decades.
Khan remained defiant following his defeat in parliament.
Thousands of his supporters in several cities held protests against his ousting that went on until Monday’s early hours.

Nawaz Sharif was barred by the Supreme Court in 2017 from holding public office and subsequently went abroad for medical treatment after serving just a few months of a 10-year jail sentence for corruption charges.
“There can’t be any bigger insult to this country,” Khan, ousted in a no-confidence vote by the same assembly in the early hours of Sunday, told reporters on Monday on the prospect of Shehbaz Sharif being elected."

Pakistan lawmakers elect Shehbaz Sharif as new PM after Imran Khan ousted | South China Morning Post

On the other hand, let's enjoy a moment when life was less stressful.

**OhOh** · 12-04-2022, 12:43 PM

What Pakistan’s political turmoil means for its neighbours like China, India

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to call an early election after blocking a no-confidence vote has thrown Islamabad into chaos

Here is what the uncertainty in the strategically important Pakistan means for countries like China, India and Afghanistan who are closely involved with it

Topic | Pakistan

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Published: 11:54am, 4 Apr, 2022

"China

Khan has consistently emphasised China’s positive role in Pakistan and in the world at large.

At the same time, the US$60-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which binds the neighbours together was actually conceptualised and launched under Pakistan’s two established political parties, both of which want Khan out of power.

Opposition leader and potential successor Shehbaz Sharif struck deals with China directly as leader of the eastern province of Punjab, and his reputation for getting major infrastructure projects off the ground while avoiding political grandstanding could in fact be music to Beijing’s ears."

What Pakistan’s political turmoil means for its neighbours like China, India | South China Morning Post

Note the date.

**panama hat** · 12-04-2022, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by OhOh

Note the date.

Past your use-by date . . .

But nooooo, it's all a conspiracy

**panama hat** · 12-04-2022, 02:17 PM

China, thy friend when in need . . . or not when not useful anymore

**harrybarracuda** · 12-04-2022, 03:26 PM

I think Puffy Putin won't be amused. He had Khan in his pocket.

**cyrille** · 12-04-2022, 03:28 PM

^^Yeah, slimey little gobshytes.

It's a shame, as they so richly deserve each other.

**sabang** · 12-04-2022, 04:21 PM

Chinas response is always the same- you take care of your own internal politics and conflicts, we'll take care of business. Notice the BRI gets a prominent mention- not sure if that was a subtle message to Uncle sam, or not.

**hallelujah** · 12-04-2022, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by panama hat

China, thy friend when in need . . . or not when not useful anymore

Who is the lady?

Whenever I hear her speak I'm always impressed by the way she gets her points across so succinctly.

**panama hat** · 12-04-2022, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by sabang

Chinas response is always the same

We'll screw you senseless, pay off your politicians and whe we have no further need of you - you're gone.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

Who is the lady?

There are two who do it quite well - Wion is the news channel, a different view to that we are used to. I don't always agree with them but it's refreshing.

**bsnub** · 12-04-2022, 05:01 PM

Just caught up on this shit skiddy thread. All Three Stooges are present and pushing utter tosh as usual.

**DrWilly** · 13-04-2022, 04:55 AM

Originally Posted by bsnub

Just caught up on this shit skiddy thread. All Three Stooges are present and pushing utter tosh as usual.

Two of the three are posting on the Aussie politics thread. Won’t be long before skidders finds that too and starts posting about post Mathuslian Weinerisms and other useful insights

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