PM to be 'tested' with trust vote, says Imran.

KARACHI -- PTI ChairAman Imran Khan on Saturday said 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.

In an appearance on Hum News show Hum Meher Bokhari Kay Sath, when asked if the incumbent prime minister could be asked to obtain a vote of confidence from the National Assembly, Mr Khan said: 'Absolutely, we will test him.'

The PTI chief said Shehbaz had tested the PTI so now the party would turn the tables on the prime minister, Dawn.com reported.

He said the party would hash out the details of the move in a party meeting on Sunday and carry out full planning for not only the trust vote but also 'other plans to fully thrust them in a testing situation now'.

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