Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province assembly dissolved following advise by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan

A view of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly empty hall, as the assembly stands dissolved following advice by the Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, in Peshawar, Pakistan, 18 January 2023. Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf, political party that was in power in KPK and Punjab provinces has dissolved both provincial assemblies as the party is seeking to regain power ahead of upcoming general elections, set to be held in August, after in April 2022 party's head and former Prime Minister Imran Khan lost a no-confidence motion launched by an alliance of several parties, led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz). Khan has accused the military of taking part in a regime-change operation carried out by his opponents at the behest of the United States.