Pakistan’s vote of no Khanfidence
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Pakistan’s prime minister was ousted. He blames the US.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Noel King.
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