Pakistan’s parliament voted on Sunday to remove Imran Khan from the post of prime minister over allegations of mishandling the country’s economy and foreign policy. Khan, a former premier cricketer, was ousted from office three and a half years after coming to power in 2018. The no-confidence vote was supported by 174 members of Parliament, including more than a dozen people from Khan’s own political party. Khan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Several members of Khan’s party also claimed during the vote that there was an American conspiracy to overthrow Khan. Khan argued that there was a foreign conspiracy behind the regime change and said that the people of Pakistan will wage another fight for freedom to “defend their sovereignty and democracy.” The vote came after Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Khan’s order to dissolve parliament was unconstitutional. The court found that Khan broke the law in an attempt to avoid a vote of no confidence. After the Supreme Court ruling, Khan wrote on Twitter: “My message to our nation is that I have always fought and will continue to fight for Pak to the last dance.” Opposition parties in Pakistan have accused Khan of trying to uphold the constitution and the government. hostage” while trying to stop the vote. They alleged that Khan refused to allow the vote to proceed unless he was certain that he and his cabinet minister would not face criminal charges once they were removed. The lower house of Parliament nominated opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif as the new Prime Minister on Sunday. Some worry that Khan’s ouster could create a risk of political instability in Pakistan, which has spent decades under military dictatorships.