Pakistan to Call Elections This Week After Imran Khan Jailed.

KHAN, Imran, 1952-; ELECTIONS; SHARIF, Navaz, 1949-; VOTING registers; IMPRISONMENT; JAILS; FEDERAL government

Any delay stands to help Sharif's ruling PML-N and other allied political groups gain ground among voters after Khan was sentenced to jail for hiding the proceeds from the sale of state gifts. (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to dissolve parliament days before his term expires at the end of the week, a development that comes shortly after popular former leader Imran Khan was imprisoned in a graft case. [Extracted from the article]

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