Published: May 18, 2023, 04:50 IST | Updated: May 18, 2023, 04:50 IST
Not for the first time has Pakistan been convulsed by a paroxysm of protests, that has brought the country to a complete standstill. Pakistan's history is replete with episodes of political violence. Of leaders being assassinated even when they are in office. Of leaders facing a political witch hunt once they have been shunted out of office. When Imran khan eventually secured bail, he dubbed his country had been reduced to a banana republic. But the larger question is this: In this entire fiasco, the Pakistani army which has been caught on the wrong foot has been exposed as trying to bring about the political downfall of a popular leader. So how does the Pakistani army now dig itself out of the hole, it has jumped into? Mohammed Saleh gets you the details