Pakistan political crisis: Pakistan's NSA resigns amid ongoing political crisis

The Human Rights Commission (HRCP) strongly warned the federal government to refrain from resorting to any unconstitutional measures to prevent members of Parliament from attending Sunday's National Assembly session where a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister Imran Khan will be held.

The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is likely to go for immediate elections if the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan moved by the opposition succeeds in the National Assembly, reported local media citing sources.The PTI will likely vouch for early elections while playing its role in getting electoral reforms approved by the National Assembly which include the implementation of electronic voting and the right to vote for overseas Pakistanis, The Express Tribune reported citing sources.In order to return to power, the PTI will also launch a mass protest movement against the future government and an election campaign to garner support, said sources, adding that these protests will be held at all levels, from major cities to districts of the country.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan suggested on Saturday that he might not accept a vote to oust him, a move he alleged was being orchestrated by the United States. "How can I accept the result when the entire process is discredited?" Khan told a select group of foreign journalists at his office. "Democracy functions on moral authority - what moral authority is left after this connivance?"

On the eve of facing trust vote, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan made a surprise appearance on television for a public address, and even took direct questions via telephone and social media.Imran continued his diatribe against opposition leaders, calling them corrupt, self-serving people with huge fortunes stashed abroad.