Thousands protest in Pakistan afterImran Khan's no-confidence vote

Imran Khan, the first Pakistani prime minister to be ousted in a vote of no confidence, claims a foreign conspiracy was behind his ouster. #Thousandsprotest #PakistanPrime #MinisterImran #Khanousted Thousands of Imran Khan's supporters took to the streets of Pakistan a day after former Prime Minister Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote in parliament. Key point: ousted Imran Khan calls on his supporters to protest The ousted Imran Khan has called on his supporters to protest. Brother of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif declares himself leader of Pakistan The brother of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been named leader of Pakistan. Parliament to vote on new ballot today The crowd held up placards, waved flags promoting Mr Khan's Pakistan Justice Movement party and chanted slogans. Young people who form the backbone of Mr Khan's supporters dominate the crowd. In the southern Arabian Sea port city of Karachi, more than 20,000 people chanted slogans promising Mr Khan's return to power. In the capital Islamabad, the lights of thousands of supporters lit up the night sky as Mr Khan rode through the crowd in a brightly coloured truck. “In a democracy, the final vote will be the vote of the people, and the vote of the people is Imran Khan,” said Ambareen Turk, a local party activist who joined the protesters in Islamabad. Imran Khan supporters attend a rally in Lahore on Sunday. (AP: K.M. Choudhury) Mr Khan's government collapsed in the early hours of Sunday after a 13-hour parliamentary session that included repeated delays and lengthy speeches by politicians from his party. The opposition managed to win 174 votes of no confidence in the 342-member House of Representatives, giving them the majority needed to allow Monday to vote for a new leader. Mr Khan, who has angered the United States throughout his tenure, praised the Taliban for taking over Afghanistan last year and recently accused the United States of backing attempts to overthrow him. Washington has denied the allegation. "Say no to the importing government," read a placard in Karachi, as protesters chanted, "every friend of America is a traitor." Smaller rallies were held in Quetta, Peshawar Mardan and other cities. Opposition politician Sheikh Baz Sharif presented the nomination of Pakistan's next prime minister to lawmakers on Sunday. Mr Sheikh Baz, 70, the younger brother of three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, led the ouster of former cricket star Mr Khan, who is widely expected to replace him after today's vote. Sheikh Baz Sharif, 70, wants to win Pakistan's