Days after the election, it remains unclear who the the next prime minister will be.
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With the military back on his side and his convictions quashed, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif could return to power in this week’s election.
Pakistan’s citizens will vote in a lopsided poll on February 8.
Sustained political stability in Pakistan is imperative but remains elusive until the military restrains itself within its constitutional role and refrains from unwarranted interference in politics.
Former prime minister emerges from assassination attempt wounded, but vowing to continue protest against government.
Pakistan’s coalition government had been relatively permissive of former prime minister Khan’s mass rallies. But the latest developments suggest this approach has ended.
The former prime minister was forced from office by a vote of no confidence. But that doesn’t mean the political drama is over, an expert on Pakistani politics explains.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan dissolved Parliament rather than face a no-confidence vote. The Conversation asked an expert: What happens next?
In a country where less-than-democratic elites wield substantial power, bottom-up politics is still alive and well.
A religious minority of Pakistan, the Ahmadis have been boycotting elections for decades. Casting a vote would require that they denounce themselves as ‘non-Muslims.’
Forced to form a coalition to win power, Pakistan’s PM-in-waiting Imran Khan will have to compromise if he’s to tackle key economic, environmental, foreign policy and social challenges.
A constitutional change in Pakistan moved power and money from the federal government to the provinces. So newly elected Prime Minister Imran Khan takes office as the weakest leader in decades.
Pakistan’s new leader has been battling to get into office for years.
Accusations of election rigging, opposition parties enraged and international relations tense. It won’t be an easy term for the man most likely to lead Pakistan.
There are no angels in Pakistan’s political scene – except the ‘angels’ of the military.
Three major parties are trying to convince the electorate that they can handle a difficult era of enormous change.
It’s election season in Pakistan, and the Supreme Court is at war with the ruling party. Many Pakistanis wonder whether the nation’s top judge is cleaning up government or staging a judicial coup.
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Professor of History, Tufts University
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Director of Centre for Muslim States and Societies, The University of Western Australia
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Visiting Lecturer, Georgia State University
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Professor of Politics and Director of the Asia Research Institute, University of Nottingham
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Senior Lecturer: Politics, History and International Relations, Aston University
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Professor of Religion, Wesleyan University
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Fellow, Department of Anthropology, Durham University
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Assistant Professor in Political Science, Thompson Rivers University
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Lecturer in International Development, University of Birmingham
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Research Fellow, Governance Team, Institute of Development Studies
