ISLAMABAD, April 8 — Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is due to address the nation on Friday after the Supreme Court ruled he acted unconstitutionally in blocking an attempt to oust him — a decision that could end his premiership in days.
The court ruling is the latest twist in a crisis that has threatened political and economic stability in the nuclear-armed country of 220 million people, with the rupee currency hitting all-time lows on Thursday and foreign exchange reserves tumbling. newspaper welcomed the Supreme Court ruling, saying the court had reasserted itself as the custodian of the constitution.
Khan said on Twitter late on Thursday he had called a cabinet meeting for Friday, after which he would address the nation. Shehbaz Sharif, the younger brother of three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, said after the court ruling that the opposition had nominated him to take over should Khan be ousted.
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