Imran Khan claims US threatened him and wants him ousted as Pakistan PM

Khan makes claims in live televised address as no-confidence vote debate begins in parliament

Pakistan's embattled prime minister, Imran Khan, has claimed that the US threatened" him and is seeking his removal from office as he faces a no-confidence vote in the coming days that could mean the end of his premiership.

Khan, who opposition parties accuse of bad governance and economic incompetence, had claimed at a rally on Sunday he had a letter that showed a foreign country was conspiring against him and his political opponents working at its behest.