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After a week of political chaos in Pakistan, more turmoil lies ahead

The county's Supreme Court said a move by Prime Minister Imran Khan to dissolve parliament rather than face a no-confidence vote was unconstitutional. What happens next isn't entirely clear.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a joint news conference with Afghan president at the Presidential Palace in Kabul in 2020.

ISLAMABAD – In a week of political turmoil in Pakistan, the country has gone from having a prime minister, to a caretaker prime minister, back to a prime minister. And on Saturday, the whole cycle might start again.

Pakistanis have been glued to news updates instead of the televised serial dramas that usually command attention during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.

And that news has been full of intrigue: There's an alleged American plot for regime change. Brawls outside the Supreme Court. At the center of it all is Prime Minister Imran Khan — a man who has sharply divided Pakistan between

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