The main opposition parties have launched a formal distrust vote for Khan on 8th of March. Asad Qaiser, President of the National Assembly, convened a special session for Friday to decide if Khan still has a majority support in the house.
According to the Constitution, the parliament he has three days to deliberate, after which the parliamentarians will vote perhaps as early as Monday.
Khan remained defiant, claiming he still likes support of the majority of legislators in the 342-seat house.
But the recent mutinies within the PTI could easily tip the scales against he. 13 MPs from his party they indicated that they could vote against he. After the 2018 election, Khan secured 176 votes in parliament become prime minister.
In a televised rally Sunday, he urged dissidents to come back saying he would forgive them, while also claiming to have been bribed by the opposition, an accusation denied by turncoats.
In addition, several parliamentarians from allied parties with Khan opened the talks last week with the opposition Democratic Movement of Pakistan (PDM) on a possible new realignment in parliament, should Khan being ousted.
The votes of dissidents of the ranks of Khan have also become a issue. President Arif Alvi on The Supreme Court asked Monday for guide on if they votes should be counted and considered valid.
Some law experts say those votes will be counted, even if in followed by the Electoral Commission disqualifies them on complaints from Khan party.
Imtiaz Gul, a senior analyst said the opposition’s no-confidence motion appears to have become substantive support.
“This is a huge one challenge to Imran Khan in a country of low morale and where selfish forces of the status quo are out to put it in shade by hook or by crook, “Gul told The Associated Press.
The opposition, which needs a simple majority of 172 votes to oust Khan, he insists he has had enough support.
The political turmoil comes as Pakistan prepares to host the 57-member Organization’s foreign ministers of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry slammed the opposition, saying the real the intention was to interrupt the conference, for what were the dates announced months ago.
If Khan is ousted, the parliament will elect a new prime minister who will decide, together with legislators, if early elections should be held.
The next elections are due in 2023.
– AP contributed to this report
