Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls for early election after no-confidence vote blocked
2022-04-04 06:24:30 source:CNBC
April 3, 2022
Pakistan is headed for fresh elections after a dramatic day of developments plunged the country into deeper political turmoil and culminated in Parliament being dissolved.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday dodged a vote of no-confidence when the deputy speaker, a member of Khan’s ruling party, refused to hold it. Qasim Khan Suri claimed there was “foreign interference” in the attempt to unseat Khan.
Opposition lawmakers condemned the move and pledged to fight the decision.
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