Pakistan in political turmoil as prime minister dissolves parliament

Prime Minister Imran Khan accused the US of trying to overthrow his government (Anjum Naveed/AP)

The prime minister of Pakistan has thrown the country into political limbo, accusing the United States of attempting to oust him and cancelling a no-confidence vote he was poised to lose.

Imran Khan then went on to order the National Assembly be dissolved so new elections could be held.