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Apr 11, 2022

Pakistan’s parliament voting on new PM after ousting Imran Khan

A vote to elect a new leader is underway in Pakistan’s parliament. Imran Khan was ousted in a long-awaited no-confidence vote over the weekend. The BBC’s Farhat Javed is watching that vote from the capital, Islamabad. Back in the U.S.: Twitter shares are down 4.3% ahead of the opening bell on Wall Street. That’s after the social network’s boss says despite earlier plans, Elon Musk will not join the company’s board of directors. The BBC’s James Clayton has more from San Francisco. And finally, Mexico’s president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has easily won a referendum on whether he should step down or complete his six-year term. The BBC’s Will Grant travels to Chiapas state on the Guatemalan border to hear from his supporters and detractors.

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Pakistani media personnel gather outside the Parliament building during a joint session in Islamabad on February 28, 2019. - Pakistan said on February 28 it will release a captured Indian pilot in a "peace gesture", taking a step towards rapprochement as clashes between the nuclear-armed rivals ignited fears of a disastrous conflict. (Photo by AAMIR QURESHI / AFP) (Photo by AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images)
Pakistani media personnel gather outside the Parliament building during a joint session in Islamabad on February 28, 2019. - Pakistan said on February 28 it will release a captured Indian pilot in a "peace gesture", taking a step towards rapprochement as clashes between the nuclear-armed rivals ignited fears of a disastrous conflict. (Photo by AAMIR QURESHI / AFP) (Photo by AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images)

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