Imran says PM will be asked to take trust vote.

LAHORE -- PTI chief Imran Khan yesterday said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will be 'tested' through a confidence vote in a tit-for-tat move similar to the one he himself had faced as the premier in April last. Against the backdrop of the recent political developments in the country, Khan, during an interview on a private television channel, said: 'PTI has passed the test in Punjab. Now, Shehbaz Sharif will be fully tested,' Imran said this while talking to a private TV channel here. The comment comes after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) threatened to leave the coalition government in the centre - whose votes are crucial to keep the incumbent prime minister in office. MQM-P had threatened to quit the federal government if their reservations regarding delimitations in Karachi and Hyderabad were not addressed ahead of the local government polls - scheduled for January 15. However, in a bid to keep them in the alliance, PM Shehbaz, PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, and PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman had assured the MQM-P of addressing their concerns. Referring to the recent vote of confidence taken by Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi, Khan said:

'Our numbers had been completed. Moonis Elahi worked hard at the last...

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