Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation of 240 million people.The election result is a rebuke to the army

Short of a revolution, only the army and the elites can alter Pakistan’s path. These groups need to engineer profound change, not profit from their country’s decay https://econ.st/42K0SOb

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The election result is a rebuke to the army—and may eventually prove a turning point in the generals’ ability to influence politics https://econ.st/3UEMzIW

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Pakistan Election Highlights Military’s Sway Over Stormy Politics

A crackdown on a major political party and the political resurrection of a former leader are the latest dizzying swerves in the country’s roller-coaster politics.

 It is seen as unlikely that any party will win an outright majority, meaning that the party with the largest share of seats would form a coalition government. Officially, this will be only the third democratic transition between civilian governments in Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation of 240 million people.