Pakistan's parliament is to meet in a special joint session to ‘take important decisions’ to enforce the state's authority, media reported, in the midst of a crisis over anti-government defiance by former Prime Minister Imran Khan
A supporter of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, walks with a riot shield used by the police, during a clash outside the federal judicial complex in Islamabad, Pakistan March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Former cricket star Khan was prime minister from 2018 until 2022, when he was ousted from office in a parliamentary vote. Since then, he has been demanding a new election and holding protests across the country to press his case. The office of the speaker of parliament, in calling Wednesday's joint session, did not give a reason but the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan said the ruling coalition had called for parliament to "take important decisions" to ensure the writ of the state was enforced.
Sharif has rejected Khan's demand for a new election saying it would be held as scheduled later this year.
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