Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed a massive public rally in the capital Islamabad Sunday evening, seeing an outpouring of support from an enormous crowd as he faces increasing backlash from the Opposition for the country's political crisis. PM Khan has called the rally the "biggest ever jalsa in the capital".
It was earlier rumoured that PM Khan -- facing a no-confidence motion in parliament courtesy of the Opposition -- might quit at the historic rally. Instead, in a massive show of strength ahead of the no-trust vote, the embattled Prime Minister told the gargantuan rally that foreign powers were involved in a 'conspiracy' to topple his coalition government.
"I called you here because attempts are being made to bribe people. They decided to dislodge our government by claiming that Pakistan is being destroyed. I challenge that no government gave a performance like we did in our three and a half years," PM Khan said in his marathon speech that lasted over 1.5 hours.
The no-confidence motion against the Imran Khan-led government, submitted on March 8 by a united Opposition that has banded together to oust the PM, comes at a time when many lawmakers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) -- the Prime Minister's own party -- have come out in the open against PM Khan.
Imran Khan, 69, is heading a coalition government and he can be removed if some of the partners decide to switch sides.
