Pakistan’s parliament will convene on Saturday for a no-confidence vote, which Prime Minister Imran Khan is widely expected to lose, meaning he would be ousted from office
Pakistan’s parliament will convene on Saturday to vote on removing Imran Khan as prime minister, an official notice said on Friday, potentially cutting short his term as leader.late on Thursday that Khan must face the no-confidence vote, which he is widely expected to lose, meaning he would be ousted from office.
A member of Khan’s government denounced the Supreme Court’s decision to quash the prime minister’s effort to block the no-confidence vote. The ruling was the latest twist in a crisis that has threatened political and economic stability in the country of 220 million people, where the military has ruled for half its history.
On Friday, markets opened higher on investor hopes the crisis might be easing. The Pakistan Stock Exchange was up 680 points, or 1.5%, and the rupee had rebounded from historic lows.
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