Behind you, skipper: Stars celebrate as PM Khan's wins Vote of Confidence

Actors such as Farhan Saeed, Shaan Shahid, Veena Malik and others took to social media and lauded the premier

The lower house of parliament reaffirmed its confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday by overwhelmingly voting in his favour in a move that political pundits believe has preempted the next move of an increasingly hostile joint opposition which wanted to use its recent Senate win to ratchet up pressure on the embattled government to step down.

Imran Khan polled 178 votes – six more than the magical number of 172 – in a National Assembly session specifically convened for the purpose by the president but boycotted by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the alliance of a dozen opposition parties.

The prime minister voluntarily decided to seek a fresh vote of confidence from the house after the shock defeat of PTI candidate Hafeez Sheikh at the hands of PDM’s Yousaf Raza Gilani in the March 3 Senate elections which the opposition said was a vote of no-confidence against Imran Khan.

After his win, celebrities such as Farhan Saeed, Shaan Shahid. Javeria Abbasi, Fahad Mirza, Veena Malik and others took to social media and celebrated the sweep.

Here's what they said:

#PrimeMinisterImranKhan
It wasn't the first time,it won't be the last.Its such a difficult road,0
its such a difficult task.
But if there's anyone,who can do this,its you PM.
We will do whatever it takes to give our future generations the Pakistan we all dreamt of@ImranKhanPTI pic.twitter.com/R9tcFAtyQp

— Farhan Saeed (@farhan_saeed) March 6, 2021

⁦@ImranKhanPTI⁩ I stand with you as you stand for Pakistan . My vote might not count in the parliament. But my prayers for you & Pakistan will always be heard and counted in the court of the ALMIGHTY. Your success is the success of Pakistan 🇵🇰 #Pakistanhameshazindabad pic.twitter.com/cVvfhYetT9

— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) March 6, 2021

Once a fighter, always a fighter. Don’t think any leader of this country would’ve opted to do what @ImranKhanPTI did. 👏🏽🇵🇰 May Allah bless this country & anybody who wants it to prosper !

— Asim Azhar (@AsimAzharr) March 6, 2021

Checkmate 🤫 pic.twitter.com/EGSERv8QCq

— Shahveer Jafry (@shahveerjaay) March 6, 2021

Look at the poor of this country, look at the illiterate. Look out of your damn window and you can see the damage our ‘ex’ leaders have caused us. If you support their stance, you’re a part of the problem. My #VoteOfConfidence is still with @ImranKhanPTI Bless you!

— Anoushey Ashraf (@Anoushey_a) March 6, 2021

PM Imran Khan ❤️

— Haroon Shahid (@Haroon_5hahid) March 6, 2021

مبارک خان صاحب✌🙌❤#PrimeMinisterImranKhan

— VEENA MALIK (@iVeenaKhan) March 6, 2021

 

 

 

 

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Other than these, Hadiqa Kiani, Feroze Khan, Areeb Habib and Javeria Abbasi took to their Instagram stories and expressed their support to the premier.

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