KARACHI -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan secured a vote of confidence by a narrow margin during a special session of the National Assembly on Saturday, gaining 178 votes, six more than the minimum required to save his position.
The need for a vote of confidence emerged after the government candidate -- incumbent Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Sheikh -- for the Senate seat from Islamabad lost in the election on Wednesday. Since the National Assembly is the same electoral college for prime minister, Khan had to secure a vote of confidence to ensure the continuity of his government.
