Pakistan Punjab Legislature Dissolved as Political Crisis Grows
- Ex-Premier Khan tries to force snap elections in Pakistan
- Khan also aims to dissolve assemb in northwestern province
A supporter of Imran Khan, during a protest against the assassination attempt on him.
Photographer: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images
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Pakistan’s Punjab state has dissolved the local legislature on the advice of the chief minister, an ally of former premier Imran Khan, in a bid to force snap elections.
The dissolution took effect after a 48-hour deadline for Governor Baligh ur Rehman to respond to Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi’s advice passed late Saturday night. The governor said on his Twitter message he would not take part the process.