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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistan’s Top Court Resumes Hearing on PM Khan’s Bid to Stay on

A resident stands beside a picture of Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan as he looks at the morning newspapers displayed for sale at a roadside stall in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 4, 2022. (AFP)

Pakistan's top court resumed deliberations on Tuesday about the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan's attempt to block an opposition bid to oust him, a dispute that has led to political turmoil in the nuclear-armed country.

Former cricket star Khan lost his parliamentary majority last week and had been facing a no-confidence vote tabled by a united opposition that he was expected to lose on Sunday.

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