Pakistan constitution crisis; Parliament dissolved

The deputy speaker declared the motion unconstitutional, saying it was part of a plot by ‘foreign powers’ to interfere in Pakistan’s democratic process.
The opposition, which was hoping to unseat prime minister Khan, has cried foul
Opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says the joint opposition will petition the Supreme Court against the move.
The opposition believed it had the numbers to remove Khan after several political allies and members of his party switched sides.
No prime minister in Pakistan’s history has ever completed the full five-year term.
Khan’s cabinet has been dissolved, says the information minister.
The Pakistan president has dissolved the parliament on the advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan, who called for fresh elections after a no-confidence motion brought by the joint opposition was dismissed by the deputy speaker of the National Assembly.

The deputy speaker declared the motion unconstitutional, saying it is part of a plot by what he called “foreign powers” to interfere in Pakistan’s democracy.

The drama caps weeks of machinations by the opposition to unravel a tenuous coalition Khan had built around his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to become prime minister in 2018.