Imran Khan Bets Pakistan Drama Will Help Him Return to Power
- Khan called election after no-confidence vote scrapped
- Opposition called move illegal; Supreme Court to review
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To avoid losing a no-confidence vote in parliament, Pakistan leader Imran Khan instead triggered an unprecedented political crisis. Now the question is whether voters will reward him at the next election.
In a series of events on Sunday that stunned Pakistan, a member of Khan’s party scrapped the parliamentary vote over alleged foreign interference before the prime minister swiftly called an election in a nationally televised address. The president, another Khan ally, dissolved parliament shortly afterward.