INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
called for lawmakers to return in two days, a decision that could spell the end of his premiership.The former cricket star had moved to
dissolve the lower chamber ahead of a no-confidence vote against him that he had looked destined to lose
The court said in its judgment that the vote would now go ahead.The constitutional crisis has threatened economic and social stability in
the nuclear-armed nation of 220 million people, with the rupee currency hitting all-time lows earlier on Thursday and foreign exchange
reserves tumbling.When opposition parties united against Khan last week to push for the no-confidence motion, the deputy speaker of
their full term in office.The 69-year-old, who steered Pakistan to cricket World Cup victory in 1992, came to power in 2018 after rallying
the country behind his vision of a corruption-free, prosperous nation respected on the world stage.But it appears that the firebrand
nominate its own prime minister and hold power until August 2023, by which date fresh elections have to be held.The opposition has said it
wants early elections, but only after delivering a political defeat to Khan and passing legislation it says is required to ensure the next
a worry for economic policymakers in Pakistan, that is in the middle of an International Monetary Fund bailout.The Pakistan rupee took a
prime minister, said in a tweet.It also threatens relationships with long-time ally the United States, who Khan has blamed for being behind
a conspiracy to overthrow him
Washington denies this.Source: Reuters--Agencies
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