A Pakistan official told Newsweek that the no-confidence vote to remove Prime Minister Imran Khan was 'a parliamentary process as per the constitution.'
that relations with the United States would stay their course after a no-confidence vote prompted the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has accused Washington of seeking to oust him.."Pakistan-U.S. relations will remain on track as is evident from the engagement we had in the past one year."
The parliamentary motion Saturday produced 174 votes against Khan, two more than needed to remove him from office, and followed a dramatic escalation in political rifts within a nuclear-armed nation of 220 million people that constitute the world's second-largest Muslim population.Exclusive: Pakistan's Imran Khan Says Taliban Can Be U.S. Partner for Peace
Since coming to office in August 2018, the populist cricket star-turned-politician has faced growing tensions with the nation's influential military leadership as well as worsening inflation. Abroad, he had embraced a tightening bond with neighboring China and an increasingly difficult relationship with the U.S., which has forged stronger ties in recent years with Pakistan's top rival, India.
As support grew for Khan's ousting, the Pakistani premier alleged last week that the effort was a result of"blatant interference in domestic politics by the United States.
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