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More than 100 lawmakers from Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party resigned from parliament in protest ahead of the vote to choose a new prime minister. The PTI withdrew the nomination of Shah Mahmood Qureshi, a former foreign minister, as its candidate. The mass resignation occurred when over 100 lawmakers walked out of the National Assembly, demonstrating their solidarity with the ousted prime minister and expressing their discontent with the ongoing political developments.
Sunday, 10 April, 2022