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Pakistan's Imran Khan calls for new elections after no-confidence motion blocked

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan requested the country's Parliament be dissolved after he had a parliamentary no-confidence motion against him blocked by the deputy speaker.

Why it matters: Khan has now avoided the planned vote after the deputy speaker from his ruling Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (Justice) Party said it could not go ahead because it was "unconstitutional," per Al Jazeera.


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