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No-confidence motion enters its last phase and Pakistani Australians have a lot to say about it

Opposition parties leaders Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Shahbaz Sharif, Maulana Fazul Rehman holding press conference in Islamabad. Source: AP Photo/Anjum Naveed

The no-confidence motion against Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has entered its last phase. Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) lead by opposition parties has not only succeeded in raising emotions inside country but also among Pakistanis living abroad. Pakistanis living in Australia are also taking deep interest in the rapidly changing political situation and speculations have become a part of many drawing room discussions and formal and informal gatherings.

Updated 31/03/2022

By Nida Tahseen

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