‘Cornered tiger’ Imran Khan makes last-ditch bid to cling to political power
In 2018, Pakistan’s new star PM pledged to halt dynastic politics, end corruption and boost the economy. He failed and is now facing defeat in a vote of no confidence
Standing before tens of thousands of supporters, waving flags bearing his party’s red and green logo, Imran Khan railed against the “foreign conspiracy” to dislodge his government.
Supporters had travelled from across the country for the rally last weekend, pouring into the capital, Islamabad, in cars and buses to express their support as Khan fights for his political life. “Funding is being channelled into Pakistan from abroad in an attempt to change the government,” he told the cheering crowd. “Our own people are being used.”