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Pakistan Teeters as Ex-Premier Plots Return

The formerly America-allied country faces a host of crises as it falls under Beijing’s spell.

AP/K.M. Chaudary
Supporters of Imran Khan dance outside of his house at Lahore, Pakistan, March 19, 2023. Police in the Pakistani capital filed charges Sunday against former prime minister and 17 of his aides and scores of supporters. AP/K.M. Chaudary
BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Facing a host of crises, nuclear-armed Pakistan is torn between a military-backed government and a popular and rebellious former prime minister, Imran Khan, as the formerly America-allied country falls under Beijing’s spell. 

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BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Israel Radio, Ha’Aretz, and others. Once New York Sun, always New York Sun.

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