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    Pakistan's PM Imran Khan faces tough challenge with no-confidence vote

    Pakistan's embattled prime minister Imran Khan faces a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Sunday and the opposition says it has the numbers to win after in a fragile coalition abandoned him.
    by The Associated Press Apr 03, 2022 3 minutes

    ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's embattled prime minister faces a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Sunday and the opposition says it has the numbers to win after Imran Khan's allies and partners in a fragile coalition abandoned him.

    The opposition needs a simple majority of 172 votes in Pakistan's 342-seat Parliament to unseat Khan, a cricket star turned conservative Islamic politician. Khan's small but key coalition partners along with 17 of his own party members have joined

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