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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad

Imran Khan claims US threatened him and wants him ousted as Pakistan PM

People listen to Imran Khan’s address to the nation at a restaurant in Islamabad
People listen to Imran Khan’s address to the nation at a restaurant in Islamabad on Thursday. Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images

Pakistan’s embattled prime minister, Imran Khan, has claimed that the US “threatened” him and is seeking his removal from office as he faces a no-confidence vote in the coming days that could mean the end of his premiership.

Khan, who opposition parties accuse of bad governance and economic incompetence, had claimed at a rally on Sunday he had a letter that showed a foreign country was conspiring against him and his political opponents working at its behest.

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