Pakistan’s top court blocks PM’s move to stay in power

Apr 7, 2022, 6:43 AM | Updated: Apr 8, 2022, 2:50 am

Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court de...

Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

(AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him.

The decision followed four days of hearings by the top court on the political crisis. Khan had tried to sidestep the no-confidence vote by accusing his political opponents of colluding with the United States to unseat him.

Lawmakers will probably convene Saturday for the vote, and the opposition says it has the 172 votes in the 342-seat house needed to oust Khan after several members of his own party and a key coalition partner defected.

“It’s an unfortunate decision,” Khan’s ally and Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry told The Associated Press following the unanimous ruling by the five-member Supreme Court. He warned that “instability will increase and I see no end to the crisis.”

Dozens of heavily armed police backed by paramilitary Rangers surrounded Pakistan’s stately white marble Supreme Court building. Roads leading to the court were blocked and a heavily armed contingent of police also encircled the nearby Parliamentary Lodges where opposition and government lawmakers stay when Parliament is in session.

Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, who heads the Pakistan Muslim League and is the likely candidate for prime minister if the no-confidence vote succeeds, welcomed the ruling as a victory for “justice and the supremacy of law.”

The political crisis began Sunday when an embattled Khan dissolved Parliament and set the stage for early elections. Chaudhry had stood in Parliament and accused the opposition of “disloyalty to the state” by working with a foreign power to bring about a “regime change.”

The deputy parliamentary speaker Qasim Suri cited Chaudhry’s allegation to toss out the no-confidence resolution, but the Supreme Court ruled that Suri had no grounds to do so.

Chaudhry did not say what Khan’s next step might be. Khan previously had called for nationwide demonstrations to protest what he called Washington’s interference in Pakistan’s affairs.

During the week, the Supreme Court heard arguments from Khan’s lawyers, the opposition and the country’s president before handing down the decision Thursday night, after iftar, the meal that breaks the daylong fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

“This is the unfortunate fact about Pakistani politics — the political issues, which should be settled in the parliament are instead brought to the Supreme Court to settle,” said analyst Zahid Hussain, who has authored several books on militancy in the region and Islamabad’s complicated relationship with Washington.

“It is just a weakness of the system,” Hussain added.

Khan said the U.S. wants him gone because of what he describes as his independent foreign policy, which often favors China and Russia. He also has been a strident critic of Washington’s war on terrorism and was criticized for a visit to Moscow on Feb. 24, hours after Russia invaded Ukraine.

The U.S. State Department has denied any involvement in Pakistan’s internal politics.

“Khan tapped into a potent vein of anti-American sentiment in Pakistan that is unlikely to dissipate any time soon,” said Elizabeth Threlkeld, Pakistan expert at the U.S.-based The Stimson Center. “Young people make up the majority in the country and grew up during the two-decades-long war on terror, which is deeply controversial in Pakistan.”

She warned the anti-U.S. rhetoric could further complicate Pakistan’s relationship with Washington

Pakistan’s top court or its powerful military have consistently stepped in whenever turmoil engulfs a democratically elected government. The army has seized power and ruled for more than half of Pakistan’s 75-year history.

The military has remained quiet in the latest crisis, although army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa told a security summit in Islamabad last weekend that Pakistan wants good relations with China, a major investor, and also with the U.S., the country’s largest export market.

“The ongoing constitutional crisis is a major test for Pakistan’s institutions, which stems from both tensions between the prime minister and the military and economic pressures that created an opening for the opposition,” Threlkeld said.

“While a serious challenge, this is also an opportunity for Pakistan’s institutions to demonstrate their resilience should they manage to restore a legitimate constitutional process,” she said.

The latest political chaos has spilled over into the country’s largest province of Punjab, where 60% of Pakistan’s 220 million people live and where Khan’s ally for chief provincial minister was denied the post on Wednesday, after his political opponents elected their own candidate.

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              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold fireworks to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party dance to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              FILE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has blocked Khan’s bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition party hold firework to celebrate following the Supreme Court decision, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, center, talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court where hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister Imran Khan is going on, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's top court hearing arguments on whether Khan and his allies had the legal right to dissolve parliament and set the stage for early elections. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, center, arrives at the Supreme Court where hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister Imran Khan is going on, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022.  (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Former Pakistan Foreign Minister and leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party Shah Mahmood Qureshi, center, talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court where hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister Imran Khan is going on, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022.  (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, center, talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court where hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister Imran Khan is going on, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's top court hearing arguments on whether Khan and his allies had the legal right to dissolve parliament and set the stage for early elections. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, center, arrives at the Supreme Court where hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister Imran Khan is going on, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022.  (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Former Pakistan Foreign Minister and leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party Shah Mahmood Qureshi, center, talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court where hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister Imran Khan is going on, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022.  (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, center, talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court where hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister Imran Khan is going on, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's top court hearing arguments on whether Khan and his allies had the legal right to dissolve parliament and set the stage for early elections. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, center, arrives at the Supreme Court where hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister Imran Khan is going on, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022.  (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Former Pakistan Foreign Minister and leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party Shah Mahmood Qureshi, center, talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court where hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister Imran Khan is going on, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022.  (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan Security personnels stand guard outside the Supreme Court after the court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties reacts after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Lawyers and supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal and ordering that the house be restored. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, center, talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court where hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister Imran Khan is going on, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Leader of Pakistan People's Party Sherry Rehman talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court where hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister Imran Khan is going on, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, center, head of an opposition 'Pakistan People's Party' leaves the Supreme Court after the hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court ended four days of hearings on Thursday, aiming to solve a political crisis that began when Prime Minister Khan sidestepped a no-confidence motion that seemed certain to unseat him. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Security personnel from the Frontier Constabulary stand guard outside the Supreme Court where the hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister is going on, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court ended four days of hearings on Thursday, aiming to solve a political crisis that began when Prime Minister Khan sidestepped a no-confidence motion that seemed certain to unseat him. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Pakistan's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, center, leaves the Supreme Court after the hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court ended four days of hearings on Thursday, aiming to solve a political crisis that began when Prime Minister Khan sidestepped a no-confidence motion that seemed certain to unseat him. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Security personnel from the Frontier Constabulary stand guard outside the Supreme Court where the hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister is going on, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court ended four days of hearings on Thursday, aiming to solve a political crisis that began when Prime Minister Khan sidestepped a no-confidence motion that seemed certain to unseat him. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Security personnel from the Frontier Constabulary stand guard outside the Supreme Court where the hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister is going on, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court ended four days of hearings on Thursday, aiming to solve a political crisis that began when Prime Minister Khan sidestepped a no-confidence motion that seemed certain to unseat him. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Security personnel from the Frontier Constabulary stand guard outside the Supreme Court where the hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister is going on, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court ended four days of hearings on Thursday, aiming to solve a political crisis that began when Prime Minister Khan sidestepped a no-confidence motion that seemed certain to unseat him. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Members of media, lawyers and political workers gather at the main entry gate of Supreme Court during a break of the hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court ended four days of hearings on Thursday, aiming to solve a political crisis that began when Prime Minister Khan sidestepped a no-confidence motion that seemed certain to unseat him. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, center, head of an opposition 'Pakistan People's Party' leaves the Supreme Court after the hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court ended four days of hearings on Thursday, aiming to solve a political crisis that began when Prime Minister Khan sidestepped a no-confidence motion that seemed certain to unseat him. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
            
              A general view of the Supreme Court where hearing of petitions for dissolving parliament by country's Prime Minister Imran Khan is going on, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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