Live: Pak Oppn to level treason charges against Imran Khan, says TV report

Live news updates: Opposition parties say cancellation of the no-confidence vote is illegal, accuse Khan of throwing the country into a constitutional crisis.

1:00 PM

National Assembly deputy speaker rejects motion against Imran Khan

Pakistan National Assembly Deputy Speaker rejects the no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan, declares it unconstitutional

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12:58 PM

Imran not present in National Assembly

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan not present in National Assembly, which is set to vote on a no-trust motion against his government, say media reports.

12:51 PM

Imran Khan likely to resign

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan likely to resign before Parliament takes up no-trust motion against his government, NDTV channel reports quoting sources.

12:43 PM

Pakistan's opposition blames Imran for economic woes

Pakistan's opposition blames Imran Khan for failing to revive the economy and crack down on corruption. He says, without citing evidence, that the move to oust him has been orchestrated by the United States, a claim Washington denies.

12:09 PM

Pakistan Opposition says it has enough votes to oust Imran

Pakistan Opposition parties need 172 members of the 342-member National Assembly to defeat Prime Minister Imran Khan. They have claimed the support of 177 members, more than the needed strength to oust him.

11:40 AM

Pakistan Opposition moves to vote out Imran Khan govt

11:14 AM

Pakistan Parliament to vote on no-trust motion

Pakistan was on the edge on Sunday ahead of a Parliament session that will vote on a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has called for protests against what he said was a foreign conspiracy to oust him. The National Assembly session was scheduled to start at 11:30am (local time)—a time announced by Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri on March 31.

10:58 AM

Governor of Pakistan's Punjab replaced

9:48 AM

Sri Lanka blocks social media

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa barred gatherings and restricted access to social media amid demonstrations calling for his ouster over the government’s handling of inflation and a foreign exchange crisis. The private Adaderana news website cited the director general of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka as saying that service providers have been advised to temporarily restrict access to social media websites, Bloomberg reported.

9:25 AM

Sanctions against Russia will increase: Japan minister

Sanctions against Russia will only increase until a peace agreement with Ukraine becomes clear, Japan’s trade minister Koichi Hagiuda said Sunday on national broadcaster NHK. Japan, together with other nations, will judge what other measures can be taken to further restrict the Russian economy, Hagiuda said. 

8:30 AM

Ukrainian negotiator hopeful of Zelenskiy and Putin 'direct consultation'

Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamia said peace talks with Russia are at a stage that could lead to direct contact between Zelenskiy and Putin, Bloomberg reported. The latest talks in Turkey “confirmed our thesis that drafts of the documents are prepared enough to conduct direct consultations between the two leaders,” Arakhamia said on Ukrainian television.

 

7:27 AM

Zelenskyy says troops preparing to fight Russia in eastern Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his forces are strengthening defenses in eastern Ukraine and Donbas, where Russia’s goal is to complete its takeover of the region. He said Ukraine has a shortage of modern anti-missile systems. Russia said it struck an oil refinery supplying Ukrainian troops in central and eastern parts of the country, Bloomberg reported.

6:56 AM

WHO suspends UN supply of Bharat Bio's Covaxin vaccine

The World Health Organization said on Saturday it has suspended supply through United Nations agencies of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, produced by India's Bharat Biotech, to allow the manufacturer to upgrade facilities and address deficiencies found in an inspection. The WHO said the vaccine is effective and no safety concerns exist, but the suspension of production for export will result in the interruption of Covaxin supply, Reuters reported. 

6:51 AM

Rajasthan town under curfew after communal clashes

Communal clashes broke out in Rajasthan's Karauli on Saturday evening after stones were pelted at a motorcycle rally taken out to celebrate the Hindu new year, prompting authorities to clamp curfew, suspend the internet and deploy 600 police personnel. Around two dozen people were injured in the violence while 30 persons were detained, PTI reported.

5:26 AM

India spent 80.6% capex target till Feb

The government is prioritising capital expenditure (capex)-led economic recovery, but it is likely to have missed the capex target for the fiscal year that ended on March 31, with only 80.6 per cent of the Rs 6-trillion allocation spent by February, Controller General of Accounts data showed.