ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to address the nation today as the political temperature rises ahead of the debate on the no-confidence motion against the premier.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the media, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said the prime minister will address the nation later today after an emergency meeting of the federal cabinet.<\/p>\n
Earlier today, the premier announced that he will reveal to senior journalists and PTI allies \u201cwritten evidence” of the letter he has been saying contains evidence of a foreign conspiracy against the government, as he wants to silence his critics who have been calling news of the letter “a drama”.<\/p>\n
Following the announcement, Rasheed revealed that Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has invited 10 journalists today who will be shown the letter.<\/p>\n
\u201cPolitics has started,\u201d he said, adding that voting on the no-confidence motion will be held on April 3.<\/p>\n
Despite PM Imran\u2019s invitation to the cabinet meeting today, MQM-P\u2019s Khalid Maqbool refused to attend the cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n
Sources privy to the matter told a private news channel that the prime minister called for a meeting after the members of the federal cabinet showed concern over the announcement by the premier to show the \u201cthreat letter\u201d to the media.<\/p>\n
The PM invited MQM-P\u2019s Khalid Maqbool and BAP\u2019s Khalid Magsi to attend the meeting. However, Maqbool refused to join the meeting, and no contact could be made with Magsi.<\/p>\n