One of Pakistan’s most highly regarded journalists, who has also served as the acting chief minister of Punjab – the country’s biggest and most important province – says, “Imran Khan is on a ventilator”.Najam Sethi said he is “most likely to lose the vote of no confidence” and has already lost the vote on the street.In a 38-minute interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, Najam Sethi, who is the editor-in-chief of Pakistan’s reputable Friday Times, says that Imran Khan has “deep personal flaws”. He is “arrogant” and has “no sense of governance and no idea of how to lead a Cabinet”.Sethi says that Imran Khan’s claim that he has an ace up his sleeve, which he will reveal a day before the vote, is nothing more than a bluff.Sethi says that in the event the Imran Khan government in Islamabad is defeated, in all probability the government run by his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, in Punjab will also fall. It is widely believed that many of PTI’s legislators in Punjab are looking to cross the floor and desert Imran. It’s also believed the Speaker of the Punjab Assembly, Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, is ready to switch loyalties, particularly if he can be assured that he will be the new chief minister of Punjab.Sethi also says that if the PTI government in Punjab falls there’s a very good possibility its government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will also go.This would be not just the collapse of Imran Khan as prime minister but the removal of his party, PTI, from governments both at the centre and in the two provinces it controls.In the interview to The Wire, Sethi explains in detail some of the key issues that will determine Imran Khan’s future. This includes the belief that the Speaker of the National Assembly is deliberately trying to drag things out and could possibly push the actual vote on the no confidence motion up to April 4 or even a day or two beyond. There’s also the possibility that disputed decisions by the Speaker may have to be referred to the Supreme Court for clarification thus creating further delays.Sethi also analyses how Imran Khan’s numbers have collapsed, both because up to 20 of his own legislators have said they will vote against him and also because three critical allies, with 17 legislators between them, are threatening to move away.Sethi explains that several senior bureaucrats and advisors and special assistants, including the PM’s Principal Secretary, are planning to part company with Imran Khan. He says this also suggests the government is internally in some form of meltdown.Watch the full interview here.