A no-confidence motion is imminent
in Pakistan have ended with legal defeat for the prime minister, Imran Khan. The former cricket star has fooled countless batsmen with fast-paced balls that swung deceptively in the air. But his latest political trick has not fooled the Supreme Court.
But there is no evidence whatsoever of an American plot. The opposition cried foul, accusing Mr Khan of violating the constitution to cling to power. They appealed to the Supreme Court as the final umpire. Five judges, led by the chief justice, ruled on April 7th that the deputy speaker was wrong to cancel the no-confidence vote, and ordered parliament to reconvene. All actions taken were “of no legal effect and quashed”, the court said.
The parliamentary arithmetic looks bad for Mr Khan. His majority has never been big and he has relied on smaller coalition partners. Some members of his own Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party have defected; some of his allies have abandoned him. His government is blamed for an economy that has been battered by covid-19 and mismanagement. GDP per person fell from $1,500 in 2018 to $1,200 in 2020, and inflation in the year to March was a painful 13%.
As for Mr Khan, nearly four years after he swept to power on a platform of piety and graft-busting, a return to opposition looms. As a cricketer, he broke records, captaining the team that won the world cup for Pakistan. But he seems unlikely to buck the most daunting statistic in Pakistani politics: no prime minister has ever completed a full five-year term. Still, after the ruling he said he would “continue to fight for Pakistan till the last ball”.
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