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By Asif Shahzad and Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Candidates for Pakistan’s next prime minister are due to file nomination papers on Sunday after incumbent Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote in parliament, bringing an end to the former cricket star’s nearly four years in power. Khan had clung on for almost a week after a united opposition first tried to remove him, managing to put off the no-confidence vote, which he said was part of a foreign-backed plot against him, and dissolving parliament. But the Supreme Court ordered parliament to convene and hold the vote and Khan’s governme… Continue reading “Nominations for Pakistan PM due; supporters of ousted Khan expected to protest”