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It sets the stage for a national election as Pakistan grapples with political and economic crises. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Pakistan has experienced significant political unrest since the removal of Imran Khan from his position of authority in April of the previous year.

The dissolution gives the interim government ninety days to organize elections. However, the outgoing government has already warned they are likely to be delayed until next year.

Pakistan parliament stands dissolved

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ISLAMABAD: The country’s 13th president, Dr Arif Alvi, will complete his term in office in September this year. But there will be no electoral college to elect a new president due to the...

ISLAMABAD: The term of President Dr Arif Alvi, Pakistans 13th head of state, will end in September this year. However, there will be no assemblies and no electoral college to elect a new president...

The five-year constitutional term of the incumbent National Assembly expires on August 12 at midnight - four days after the date on which both parties have reportedly agreed to dissolve the legislature. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) - the two major stakeholders in the federal government - have agreed to dissolve the National Assembly on August 8, media reports said.

Presidential polls have to be held 30 days prior to September 8

(This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from a PTI