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Pakistan’s Looming Constitutional Crisis Could Hurt Imran Khan

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Pakistan’s Looming Constitutional Crisis Could Hurt Imran Khan

Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi, center, with then Prime Minister Imran Khan, third left, and top military officials at a military parade to mark Pakistan National Day in Islamabad, Pakistan, Mar. 23, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/ Anjum Naveed Advertisement In an unexpected turn of events, President Arif Alvi has unilaterally proposed that the Pakistani Election Commission … Read more

Pakistan’s Parliament is Dissolved to Pave Way for Elections

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Pakistan’s Parliament is Dissolved to Pave Way for Elections

Advertisement Pakistan’s president on Wednesday dissolved the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, a first step in the countdown to a general election by mid-November. The move came as the country’s top opposition leader is fighting to overturn a corruption conviction that landed him in a high-security prison over the weekend. A statement from … Read more