Is Pakistan on the Verge of a Revolution?
Pakistan's capital is an epicenter for protests and although they are currently peaceful, tensions are still high. How did these protests get started? And what does this mean for the current...
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Thousands of protestors have occupied the center of Pakistan’s capital and are calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. At the time of this recording, the protests were peaceful, but Sharif has called on the army for added security and tensions are high. Before we get into how all started and who is involved, there are a few things about Pakistani Politics that you should know. Pakistan is a parliamentary democracy, but their Government has a long history of instability. The military in Pakistan largely exists independent of the Government and a history of installing new leadership through military coups. The most recent of which was in 1999, when the military installed General Perez Musharraf as the new head of state. Musharraf was in ...
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Thousands of protestors have occupied the center of Pakistan’s capital and are calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. At the time of this recording, the protests were peaceful, but Sharif has called on the army for added security and tensions are high. Before we get into how all started and who is involved, there are a few things about Pakistani Politics that you should know. Pakistan is a parliamentary democracy, but their Government has a long history of instability. The military in Pakistan largely exists independent of the Government and a history of installing new leadership through military coups. The most recent of which was in 1999, when the military installed General Perez Musharraf as the new head of state. Musharraf was in ...
