Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled that Prime Minister Imran Khan's move to dissolve parliament and call for early elections was unconstitutional. Khan will now be forced to face the no-confidence vote he had tried to avoid, which could oust him from power.
Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan's move to dissolve parliament and call for early elections was unconstitutional,Khan will now be forced to face the no-confidence vote he had tried to avoid on Saturday, and the result could see him ousted from power.in recent weeks despite facing a series of defections that cost his ruling coalition their majority in Parliament.
Earlier this week he had his deputy speaker block a parliamentary no-confidence motion against him on the basis that it was "unconstitutional" and subsequently ordered the dissolution of parliament while calling for new elections.
If Khan loses the no-confidence vote on Saturday, the opposition will appoint a new prime minister that will hold power until Aug. 2023, when a new election is set to be held, per the BBC.
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