The election’s outcome ultimately makes the country even less governable. The coalition will struggle for legitimacy, the FT editorial board writes https://t.co/xKW9stQ59a
If you haven’t checked https://t.co/abhZyb7tEA, you are missing out. Massive shoutout to Social Media volunteer, Ather! Folks like him (@ArtistInWarTime@clynergy included) have spent so much time coding these things. One day, I will introduce all our backend team (when safe) who have compiled form 45 data from so many sources and aided these external projects. #PrimeMinisterImranKhan
My former colleague @ryangrim’s reporting on the Pakistani elections and military interference, as well as inspiring stories, has been superb, check this crazy story out: https://t.co/OPEy6ClSvj
A🧵on what Feb 8 elections mean for Pakistan
Pakistan’s economy has consistently fallen behind globally – last year was one of the worse, with the economy actually contracting
Every macro fundamental is flashing red: inflation, growth, debt, investment, to name a few
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Huge blow to Pakistan Army: Major statement from the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee decrying fraud in the election.
The Pakistan military embarrassed its patrons in the United States and is being thrown overboard
If this was happening in an election in Bolivia or Nicaragua or Venezuela or Iran or anywhere but Pakistan, Blinken and the @StateDept would be out with threats of sanctions. But it’s being done by a U.S. ally we hope will team up with India to check China so we can’t see it
As God is my witness, I did not sign Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 & Pakistan Army Amendment Bill 2023 as I disagreed with these laws. I asked my staff to return the bills unsigned within stipulated time to make them ineffective. I confirmed from them many times that whether they have been returned & was assured that they were. However I have found out today that my staff undermined my will and command. As Allah knows all, He will forgive IA. But I ask forgiveness from those who will be effected.
@mehdirhasan Exactly, Biden administration is also backing the army in Pakistan and looking the other way only to have pak support in Ukraine n distance enough from Russia n China!!!
The Intercept obtained a leaked Pakistani document showing the U.S. threatened severe consequences if Imran Khan were to stay on as prime minister because of his neutrality on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/v8rD5gRX1U
Tomorrow on the @MehdiHasanShow, on @MSNBC, I’ll speak to former Pakistani prime minister @ImranKhanPTI about the case against him and the human rights and democracy crisis in Pakistan.
Police today raided our ticket holder from Shahdara Yasir Gillani's in-laws home and took his wife with them to an unknown location.
She is a government school teacher and mother of four kids and a totally non political woman.
They took her while leaving the youngest daughter(who's 1.5 year old) weeping behind.
These are unprecedented times in our country.
I doubt even in occupied Kashmir this level of cruelty could happen.