'Allah, army and America': How Pakistan's Khan played anti-U.S. card

    PM paves way for South Asian nation's first 'foreign policy election'

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    Protesters burn a U.S. flag in Islamabad on April 1: The prime minister has accused Washington of plotting to overthrow him. © Reuters

    WAJAHAT S. KHAN, Nikkei staff writer

    NEW YORK -- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's move to have parliament dissolved on Sunday, blocking a no-confidence vote that was poised to oust him, has plunged the nuclear-armed Islamic republic of 220 million people deeper into a constitutional crisis. Along the way, Khan has dragged the U.S. further into Pakistani politics.

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