Published on: 01/19/2023 – 05:19
The provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was dissolved by Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) yesterday. The aim of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party: to force early elections. The latter has been demanding this since he was ousted from power by a motion of no confidence in April.
With our correspondent in Islamabad, Sonja Ghezali
Fresh elections must be organized within three months after the dissolution of the assemblies of the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the northwest and Punjab in the center of the country. The PTI, Imran Khan’s party, held the majority in both provinces.
By dissolving assemblies, he wants to force the government to organize early parliamentary elections. These are not expected before October. Imran Khan does not want to wait until then.
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The former prime minister was ousted from power nine months ago, by a motion of censure. He accuses a US conspiracy. His party has held numerous political rallies across the country to call for early elections.
Imran Khan says he wants to restructure the country’s economy in full crisis: According to the IMF, Pakistan has an external debt of 138 billion dollars. The rupee has plummeted, growth has slowed, inflation is at 20% and dollar reserves have dried up. The country that lived a few months ago terrible floods which left 1,700 dead, is on the verge of insolvency. A worrying situation that is only exacerbated by the political crisis.