Imran Khan Says "Establishment" Gave Him 3 Choices: Resignation, Trust Vote Or Polls

Imran Khan needs 172 votes in the lower house of 342 to foil the Opposition's bid to topple him.

Pakistan's embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the "establishment" had given him three options: "resignation, no-confidence (vote) or elections" after the Opposition filed a no-trust motion against him in Parliament.

Khan, however, did not elaborate what he meant by "establishment".

The powerful Pakistan Army, which has ruled the coup-prone country for more than half of its 73 plus years of existence, has hitherto wielded considerable power in the matters of security and foreign policy.

Amidst the political turmoil, Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa is reported to have met Prime Minister Khan this week.