Special Event: Parliament, Politics and Possibilities in Pakistan

Event time: 
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Location: 
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Event description: 

Pakistani lawmakers are to choose a new prime minister, after a week of political drama that saw the ouster of Imran Khan as premier and a constitutional crisis narrowly averted after the country’s top court stepped in.
Khan, a former cricket star whose conservative Islamist ideology and dogged independence characterized his short time in office, was ousted after losing a no-confidence vote in Parliament. Abandoned by his party allies and a key coalition partner, his opposition pushed Khan out with 174 votes — two more than the required simple majority in the 342-seat National Assembly.
The panel will discuss those dramatic changes and the parliament’s role in Pakistan politics. The panel will be moderated by Sarah Khan, Political Science, Yale University; Fahd Humayun, Political Science, Yale University; Niloufer Siddiqui, Political Science, University of Albany; Yasser Kureshi, Political Science, University of Oxford; and Maryam Khan, University of Wisconsin.
Zoom only event: https://cutt.ly/PakistanPanel

Sarah Khan, Political Science, Yale Univ.; Fahd Humayun, Political Science, Yale Univ.; Niloufer Siddiqui, Political Science, Univ. of Albany; Yasser Kureshi, Political Science, Univ. of Oxford; & Maryam Khan, Univ. of Wisconsin.

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