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Bangladesh sees Pakistan situation as internal matter
11 April, 2022, 07:00 pm
Last modified: 11 April, 2022, 09:14 pm
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A policeman walks past the Supreme Court building in Islamabad, Pakistan October 31, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/File Photo
Bangladesh views what is happening in Pakistan on the political front as their "internal matter" and has no comment on that.
However, the political development in Pakistan is being monitored, officials in Dhaka said.
Imran Khan, a cricketer-turned-politician, was ousted as prime minister early Sunday after losing a no-confidence vote in Parliament. Deserted by his party allies and a key coalition partner, his opposition pushed Khan out with 174 votes — two more than the required simple majority in the 342-seat National Assembly.
"It's their internal matter," Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen told the media on Sunday when his comment was sought on the situation in Pakistan.
Shehbaz Sharif elected prime minister of Pakistan after Imran exit
Pakistani lawmakers convened Monday to choose a new prime minister, capping a tumultuous week of political drama that saw the ouster of Imran Khan as premier and a constitutional crisis narrowly averted after the country's top court stepped in, reports Associated Press.
But lawmakers from Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or Pakistan Justice Party, resigned collectively just ahead of the vote and more than 100 of them walked out of the National Assembly.
Imran Khan's party announces mass resignations from Pak National Assembly
The walkout followed an impassionate speech by Khan's ally, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who defended Khan, lauding what he described as Khan's independence and refusal to bow to US pressure. "We boycott this election according to the decision of our party, and we are resigning," Qureshi said.
After the walkout, opposition lawmakers started voting on the new prime minister, with opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the only contender. He is the brother of disgraced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif but his election will not guarantee a clear path forward — or solve Pakistan's many economic problems, including high inflation and a soaring energy crisis, according to AP.
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Last modified: 11 April, 2022, 09:14 pm
Bangladesh sees Pakistan situation as internal matter
“It’s their internal matter,” Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen told media
“It’s their internal matter,” Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen told media
A policeman walks past the Supreme Court building in Islamabad, Pakistan October 31, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/File Photo
A policeman walks past the Supreme Court building in Islamabad, Pakistan October 31, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/File Photo
Bangladesh views what is happening in Pakistan on the political front as their "internal matter" and has no comment on that.
However, the political development in Pakistan is being monitored, officials in Dhaka said.
Imran Khan, a cricketer-turned-politician, was ousted as prime minister early Sunday after losing a no-confidence vote in Parliament. Deserted by his party allies and a key coalition partner, his opposition pushed Khan out with 174 votes — two more than the required simple majority in the 342-seat National Assembly.
"It's their internal matter," Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen told the media on Sunday when his comment was sought on the situation in Pakistan.
Shehbaz Sharif elected prime minister of Pakistan after Imran exit
Pakistani lawmakers convened Monday to choose a new prime minister, capping a tumultuous week of political drama that saw the ouster of Imran Khan as premier and a constitutional crisis narrowly averted after the country's top court stepped in, reports Associated Press.
But lawmakers from Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or Pakistan Justice Party, resigned collectively just ahead of the vote and more than 100 of them walked out of the National Assembly.
Imran Khan's party announces mass resignations from Pak National Assembly
The walkout followed an impassionate speech by Khan's ally, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who defended Khan, lauding what he described as Khan's independence and refusal to bow to US pressure. "We boycott this election according to the decision of our party, and we are resigning," Qureshi said.
After the walkout, opposition lawmakers started voting on the new prime minister, with opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the only contender. He is the brother of disgraced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif but his election will not guarantee a clear path forward — or solve Pakistan's many economic problems, including high inflation and a soaring energy crisis, according to AP.
