Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on December 17 that his party would dissolve two provincial assemblies next week, earlier than scheduled, in an attempt to build pressure on the federal government to hold early general elections. "Next Friday, we will dissolve the Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa assemblies," Khan said while addressing a gathering of his supporters in the eastern city of Lahore. His party controls two of the country's four provincial assemblies. To read the original story from Reuters, click here.
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