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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Mubasher Bukhari

Pakistan ex-PM Khan urges government to hold talks over snap polls

FILE PHOTO: Pakistan's former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, gestures from behind a bullet-proof glass window, in his first public appearance since him being wounded in a gun attack earlier this month, during so-called 'a true freedom march' to pressure the government to announce new elections, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan November 26, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday urged the government to hold talks to decide a date for an early election to end an impasse that has stoked political instability since his ousting in April.

The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician has been leading a countrywide agitation, demanding an early election following his removal in a parliamentary vote led by his united opposition.

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