ISLAMABAD: Pakistan dissolved the national parliament as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif moves to hand over power to a caretaker government to lead elections while his rival Imran Khan seeks a court review on his jail sentence that’s barring him from contesting in the polls.
Speculation is rife the federal and provincial polls could be shifted to next year after Sharif indicated they must be based on new population data showing a 16% increase in the last six years. Government officials have said it could take anywhere from two to six months to redraw constituencies and amend voter lists.
