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This week’s R&D from Prepd covers Pakistan’s ongoing political crisis. Prime Minister Imran Khan recently tried to avoid a no-confidence vote by dissolving the Pakistani Parliament and calling for new elections, but opposition parties took the decision to the Supreme Court, which ruled yesterday that Khan’s move was illegal. Khan has accused opposition parties of working with foreign powers to remove him.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court says Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to dissolve parliament was illegal and ordered the house be restored ⤵️ https://t.co/vjMAcI9hWH
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 7, 2022
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s dissolution of the National Assembly is threatening domestic upheaval, writes Zahid Hussain via @CFR_Asia. https://t.co/5gQO5wtzom
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) April 6, 2022
Pakistan court rules Imran Khan no-confidence vote block is illegal https://t.co/jRJyepJEUV
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 7, 2022
Breaking News: Pakistan’s Supreme Court blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to dissolve Parliament, setting up a vote expected to oust him from power. https://t.co/oyKJFZQpJa
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) April 7, 2022
Pakistan’s Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on April 7 noted that National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri’s move to dismiss a no-confidence motion against embattled PM Imran Khan through a controversial ruling is, prima facie, a violation of Article 95. https://t.co/S45azBqKbs
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) April 7, 2022
“Imran Khan came to power with the army’s help & lost it once the army said it is politically neutral. He is using the name of Islam to garner support. And he is invoking the specter of threat from America,” @husainhaqqani tells @WajSKhan @NikkeiAsia. https://t.co/Gmnk1LLl28
— Hudson Institute (@HudsonInstitute) April 4, 2022
On Saturday, Pakistan’s army chief of staff condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine, @ArifCRafiq reports. That statement would be uncontroversial had it not contradicted the position of the civilian government in the midst of a political crisis.https://t.co/k206h8T8MI
— World Politics Review (@WPReview) April 7, 2022
Has #ImranKhan‘s anti-American rhetoric damaged US-#Pakistan relations? @Aparna_Pande weighed in w/ @business_today https://t.co/5dHwPZBJQo
— Hudson Institute (@HudsonInstitute) April 5, 2022
Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan dodged a no-confidence vote expected to remove him from office by dissolving his parliament and calling for new elections Sunday. Mr. Khan’s move created a constitutional crisis and fueled international uncertainty. https://t.co/VRChcUvigY
— The Christian Science Monitor (@csmonitor) April 4, 2022
What we know so far as Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s fate hangs in balance https://t.co/OZJF8ndPld
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 4, 2022
Pakistan teeters on brink of a political explosion https://t.co/jYmAyowFQt
— Asia Times (@asiatimesonline) April 5, 2022