Pakistan’s President dissolved the National Assembly– a first step in the countdown to a general election by mid-November. Notably, the critical development from the cash-strapped nation came at a time when the main opposition leader Imran Khan was fighting to overturn a corruption conviction that landed him in a high-security prison over the weekend.Pakistan’s President dissolved the National Assembly– a first step in the countdown to a general election by mid-November. Notably, the critical development from the cash-strapped nation came at a time when the main opposition leader Imran Khan was fighting to overturn a corruption conviction that landed him in a high-security prison over the weekend.