Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan foiled an attempt by the opposition to boot him from office by convincing the president to dissolve the National Assembly, hours after which a notification issued by the Cabinet Secretariat said Khan was officially removed as the prime minister of Pakistan.
The notification to be published in the Gazette of Pakistan Extraordinary said: "Upon dissolution of the National Assembly by the President of Pakistan ... Mr. Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi ceased to hold the Office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, with immediate effect."
Fresh elections in Pakistan are set to be held in 90 days due to the dissolution of the National Assembly.
Khan will, however, continue to serve as acting premier until a caretaker prime minister is appointed to hold fresh elections, the Cabinet Division announced in the notification.
