Pakistan ousts prime minister with no-confidence vote

Poster of Imran Khan
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Pakistan's parliament ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan with a vote of no confidence on Sunday, potentially bringing a peaceful and orderly end to a political standoff many feared would result in Khan's arrest or a military coup, Al Jazeera reports.

The vote was originally scheduled to take place a week earlier, but Khan's allies in parliament blocked the vote, and Khan attempted to call for new elections. Pakistan's Supreme Court quickly ruled the move unconstitutional and ordered parliament to reconvene. Khan's allies continued to block the vote on Saturday, leading to a tense situation that saw a prisoner van parked outside parliament.

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Grayson Quay

Grayson Quay was the weekend editor at TheWeek.com. His writing has also been published in National Review, the Pittsburgh Post-GazetteModern AgeThe American ConservativeThe Spectator World, and other outlets. Grayson earned his M.A. from Georgetown University in 2019.