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Partition Scars Slow Pakistan's Trade Engine, Not India's
by rawemotions Mon Nov 24, 2014 5:35 pm
http://southasia.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/11/13/partition_scars_slow_pakistans_trade_engine_not_indias
Gives an indication of how the Military has benefited from the protests by PTI and Imran Khan.
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At the same time, ominous developments in Pakistan further shattered prospects for better ties with India. Cricket hero-turned politician Imran Khan, joined by Islamic scholar and politician Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, led his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on a march to Islamabad, demanding the resignation of Sharif on the basis of election fraud from May 2013. While the link between the PTI's protests and the military's involvement is vague, it is clear the political turmoil that Khan's protests generated gave the Pakistani military a perfect excuse to creep back into politics. As Sharif sought the help of the military to deal with intensifying political chaos, his government ceded important political powers over defense and foreign policy to the military. The once triumphant Sharif -- who re-emerged after returning from exile, sparking hopes that Pakistan may steadily move towards better ties with India -- now had his political capital dramatically eroded.
Gives an indication of how the Military has benefited from the protests by PTI and Imran Khan.
Excerpts
At the same time, ominous developments in Pakistan further shattered prospects for better ties with India. Cricket hero-turned politician Imran Khan, joined by Islamic scholar and politician Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, led his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on a march to Islamabad, demanding the resignation of Sharif on the basis of election fraud from May 2013. While the link between the PTI's protests and the military's involvement is vague, it is clear the political turmoil that Khan's protests generated gave the Pakistani military a perfect excuse to creep back into politics. As Sharif sought the help of the military to deal with intensifying political chaos, his government ceded important political powers over defense and foreign policy to the military. The once triumphant Sharif -- who re-emerged after returning from exile, sparking hopes that Pakistan may steadily move towards better ties with India -- now had his political capital dramatically eroded.
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