Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to address the nation from his home ahead of the trust vote, sources said, giving rise to speculation about a possible resignation.
Mr Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) effectively lost its majority in the 342-member assembly last week when a key coalition partner said its seven lawmakers would vote with the opposition.
More than a dozen lawmakers from the ruling party have also indicated they will cross the floor, although party leaders are trying to get the courts to prevent them from voting.
On Saturday, Mr Khan called on supporters to take to the streets to peacefully protest against what he said was a “conspiracy” hatched outside Pakistan to unseat him. “I want you all to protest for an independent and free Pakistan,” he said during a public question and answer phone-in broadcast by state media
Earlier this week, Mr Khan accused the United States of meddling in Pakistan’s affairs. He accused the opposition of conspiring with Washington to remove him because he won’t take the West’s side on global issues against Russia and China.
