Pakistan’s political crisis is also a dilemma for its top brass
The generals face a choice between open politicking and supporting Imran Khan
DAYS AFTER their leader was injured in an assassination attempt on November 3rd, supporters of Imran Khan, who is now out of hospital, descended on Islamabad. They blocked highways surrounding Pakistan’s federal capital and vowed to bring down the government.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Caravan of chaos”
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