Pakistan’s supreme court to rule on PM’s dissolution of parliament

Supporters of ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) gather during a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan (Rahmat Gul/AP)

Pakistan’s supreme court will convene on Monday to hear arguments and later rule on whether prime minister Imran Khan and his allies had the legal right to dissolve parliament and set the stage for early elections.

The opposition is challenging the latest moves by Mr Khan, a former cricket star turned conservative Islamist leader who came to power in 2018, as a ploy to stay on as prime minister. It has also accused him of economic mismanagement.