Pakistan parliament adjourns, to reconvene on vote to oust PM Khan -speaker

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By Asif Shahzad and Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s parliament abruptly adjourned before a planned vote on ousting Prime Minister Imran Khan, but the speaker said the assembly would reconvene later on Saturday as political uncertainty continued to grip the nuclear-armed country. After reading details of a court ruling ordering the vote, which Khan’s allies had blocked last Sunday, Speaker Asad Qaisar adjourned the session, saying it would resume at 12:30 p.m. (0730 GMT). He did not give a reason for halting the session before the vote, which Khan is widely expected to lose, b…

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