ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif late on Wednesday dissolved his cabinet and the National Assembly, paving the way for a caretaker administration to steer the country toward elections that are shrouded in uncertainty.
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Pakistan's outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses parliament in Islamabad on Aug. 9, before the legislature and his cabinet were dissolved. © Pakistan's Press Information Department via AP
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif late on Wednesday dissolved his cabinet and the National Assembly, paving the way for a caretaker administration to steer the country toward elections that are shrouded in uncertainty.