Pakistan in Constitutional Crisis as Parliament Rejects Court Order for Snap Polls
TL;DR
Pakistan's National Assembly has passed a resolution rejecting a Supreme Court order to hold snap elections for two provincial legislatures in the country. The court had declared the electoral panel's decision to delay the polls in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces unconstitutional on Tuesday. The motion was tabled by legislator Khalid Magsi during a session of Pakistan's National Assembly in the capital, Islamabad.
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