Pakistan president dissolves national assembly upon PM Khan's advice
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- 03 Apr 2022
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Pakistan's president on Sunday dissolved the National Assembly on the advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan, foiling an attempt by the opposition to boot Khan from office.
"The President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi, has approved the advice of the Prime Minister," a statement from his office said, meaning fresh elections must be held within 90 days.
Fresh elections in Pakistan will be held in 90 days, State Minister for Information Farrukh Habib said Sunday. Habib announced in a tweet, although a final decision will come from the Pakistani president and the election commission.
Earlier, in an unexpected move, Prime Minister Imran Khan said he had sent advice to the president to dissolve the country’s parliament and called for fresh elections.
The move came minutes after the deputy speaker of the parliament "rejected" a no-trust motion against the prime minister, terming it "unconstitutional."
The combined opposition, led by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), had submitted the no-confidence motion against Khan on March 8, contending that the prime minister had lost the trust of the majority of lawmakers.
"I congratulate the whole nation for this victory. The deputy speaker has rejected the opposition's no-trust motion against the government, which was at the behest of the foreign power," Khan said in a brief address to the nation.
"I have sent advice to the president to dissolve the assemblies and call for fresh elections," he said.
"Let the people decide who do they want in power. It's not the authority of the foreign power to decide that," he added. Read More…
