Struggle Against Former Premier Could Weaken Pakistan’s All-Powerful Military

When Imran Khan was elected prime minister in 2018, he was favored by the generals. Relations soured, though, once the premier attempted to name an army chief who was answerable to him.

AP/Rahmat Gul, file
A former Pakistani prime minister, Imran Khan, at Islamabad on April 23, 2022. AP/Rahmat Gul, file

Pakistan’s latest imbroglio involving a former prime minister, Imran Khan, could end up weakening the military, the only institution that has kept a semblance of order in the nuclear-armed, geostrategically located, perennially chaotic country.

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