Ousted Pakistani PM Khan's party resigns from lower house of parliament

Reuters
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FILE PHOTO: PTI chairman Imran Khan gestures while addressing his supporters during a campaign meeting ahead of general elections in Karachi
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Legislators from ousted Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan's party announced they are resigning en mass from the lower house of parliament on Monday in protest against the formation of a new government by his political opponents on Monday.

"We are announcing we are all resigning," Shah Mahmood Qureshi, former foreign minister and vice president of Khan's party, said in a speech in the assembly ahead of the vote to elect a new prime minister.

Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote by the same assembly in the early hours of Sunday.

(Reporting by Asif Shahzad; Editing by Toby Chopra)