Pakistan is heading towards early general elections that were originally scheduled to be held in the next two years.

High drama has unfolded in Islamabad where President Arif Alvi has dissolved parliament effectively calling for fresh elections. Alvi was advised by Prime Minister Imran Khan, who earlier survived an opposition move to remove him through a no-confidence vote.

It was blocked by a member of Khan's party who called the vote unlawful, a conspiracy influenced by foreign powers. But the opposition calls that dismissal unconstitutional, saying it will now approach the Supreme Court to challenge the block on the vote.

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