Islamabad: Pakistan’s political scenario is a battleground of competitive forces, in which the army was locked in a stressful struggle with the current government under former Prime Minister Imran Khan and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
The difference of US foreign policy and the growing voice of Pakistani diaspora combines more complexity to a nation with economic crisis, security threats and democratic erosion.
Imran Khan, in April 2022, was excluded through a no -confidence vote, challenging the status quo from behind bars. Close to corruption and secret allegations of the state, the cricketer-Politician upheld an enthusiastic base, accusing the military and Sharif’s government of confronting the US to orkestrates his collapse.
Khan is alleged to have widely rigged in the 2024 February elections in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), showing Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to see safe power through a delicate alliance. PTI supporters have staged a liberation, protests from Khan’s claims, confronts with security forces and deepened political division.
In Pakistani politics, military, prolonged kingmaker, loyalty has been transferred. Once in Khan’s growth in 2018, the army sour the army after policy controversies and public criticisms by the current Army Chief General Asim Munir.
Analysts suggest that the military now agrees to Sharif’s government, which is a dynamic clarity in legislative moves like the 2023 Pakistan Army Act amendment, which empowered dissatisfaction and empowering dissatisfaction and armed forces. This hybrid regime – a combination of electoral democracy with military influence – has investigated to reduce constitutional norms, yet the generals did not show any sign of abandoning their grip.
However, Shehbaz Sharif, who was re -elected as PM in March 2024, faces a validity crisis. Pakistan, including the People’s Party (PPP) and other small groups, struggles to increase militant attacks, collapse infrastructure, and is dependent on an economy on IMF bailout.
Sharif pledged to fulfill relations with Washington but his government’s dependence on military support raised questions about its autonomy. Khan’s call for an election audit, resonates in a letter to the IMF, threatens to derail these efforts as Pakistan waits for an important loan installment.
The American role remains controversial. Washington -led plot echoed with a population wise of unproven claims of the mine -led conspiracy, a feeling contained in stressful relations for decades. While confusing Sharif’s government, the Biden administration has maintained strong military relations with Pakistan, which prefer anti-terrorism on democratic concerns. This ambition has promoted Khan’s story, even US authorities have rejected his allegations.
Meanwhile, Pakistani migrants, especially in America, have emerged as a vocal force. An pro -democracy activists, alliances with several PTIs, have advocated the Congress, have gained bilateral support for the irregularities of the elections and the proposals condemning the custody of elections. More than 100 MPs have requested his release, while some lawyers are banned against military leaders like Munir. This migrant-managed pressure marks a change challenging traditional US-Pakistan security Nexus.
As the taters of Pakistan amidst chaos and stability, the shadow of the army becomes large, the Khan’s disregard ends, and the government of Sharif navigates a trusted path. The US and Pakistani migrant is hanging in the country’s democratic future balance, with external weight.
