They have full numbers without defectors. DS has to count the votes according to the SC order. The only hope right now as I see it, is if the speaker refuses to follow the SC judgment as it has been said umpteen times before "SC cant interfere in the parliament" and right now SC is providing orders to the speaker like a teacher to a schoolboy. Aisay aisay karna hai is is waqt karna hai yeh kiye bagair bahar nahi nikla aur yeh zaroor kr kay aana. Where in the world does this happen? Now the omen is on the speaker to prove the parliament is above any institution and SC cannot dictate the parliament.
We will know more after what IK says today because the people around him have already started hinting at another surprise. I know IK is hell-bent on not letting SS wear that achkan but if he bends his rigid mind a little today and sits in the opposition, he can create mega chaos. He still has the largest number of MNAs for a single party in the parliament. And it would be nice to get revenge by not letting SS govern the way they didn't let him govern.
People's power is definitely with IK but the powers that are, are all against IK. Let's see what is the next surprise. If PTI is really going to fight on the new narrative of 23 march 1940 (ghulami na manzoor) then I do not see them letting anyone play and they will name names. IK is still trying to fight nicely by stating he does not want to be negative about the Army or the SC but dude they are all against you and playing with corrupt tactics. Grow a pair and start doing what they are doing, horse-trading is now legal. And billionaire overseas Pakistanis have already offered financial help to IK.