Time has come for the final push, says Maryam Nawaz

PML-N Vice President Maryam said Monday the time for giving Prime Minister Imran Khan the "final push" towards his defeat has come.

The PML-N vice president, addressing a jalsa of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in the federal capital, launched a scathing attack on the prime minister, in which she criticized his economic, governance, and foreign policies.

Earlier today, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif tabled the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan in the lower house — making him the third premier in Pakistan's history to face the move.

The government seems to be cornered as two allies — BAP and JWP — have parted ways with it, while PML-Q's Tariq Bashir Cheema has also announced that he will not vote in favor of the prime minister.

Meanwhile, in her address to the jalsa, Maryam said the Opposition's rally in Islamabad has been held to say "goodbye" to the prime minister as he had not only lost the confidence of the National Assembly but that of his party as well.

"Today, under the leadership of Maulana Fazlur Rehman, we are here to bid you farewell," the PML-N vice president said, adding: "The person who starts his morning with abusive words ultimately faces a humiliating end."

Maryam asked whether a person who had "lost the confidence" of his party and the Parliament, was eligible to hold the prime minister's office. "No," she said. The PML-N vice president said the party which loses by-elections —despite being in power — ultimately "faces a humiliating end."

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