Pakistan: The Army’s Growing Political Role

THE CARNAGE in Pakistan on the weekend of May 12 and 13 was extremely perturbing. The most worrisome was the situation in Karachi, which saw its worst bloodshed in two decades. Since the unconstitutional ousting of the Chief Justice of Pakistan by the President, General Pervez Musharraf, the country...

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Main Author:	Shah, Barkha
Other Authors:	S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format:	Commentary
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-823812020-11-01T06:37:52Z Pakistan: The Army’s Growing Political Role Shah, Barkha S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science THE CARNAGE in Pakistan on the weekend of May 12 and 13 was extremely perturbing. The most worrisome was the situation in Karachi, which saw its worst bloodshed in two decades. Since the unconstitutional ousting of the Chief Justice of Pakistan by the President, General Pervez Musharraf, the country has been engulfed in political turmoil. Opposition parties, already discontent with the political situation, have jumped on the opportunity and are offering support to the former Chief Justice by mobilising against the government. The former CJ has been traveling around the country, and has been welcomed enthusiastically by rallies launched by the opposition parties. 2016-02-03T04:58:48Z 2019-12-06T14:54:31Z 2016-02-03T04:58:48Z 2019-12-06T14:54:31Z 2007 Commentary Shah, B. (2007). Pakistan: The Army’s Growing Political Role. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 064). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82381 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39939 en RSIS Commentaries, 064-07 Nanyang Technological University 2 p. application/pdf
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