Tamanna Salikuddin on Imran Khan’s Arrest and Pakistan’s Political Crisis

May 16, 2023 00:08:00
Tamanna Salikuddin on Imran Khan’s Arrest and Pakistan’s Political Crisis
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Tamanna Salikuddin on Imran Khan’s Arrest and Pakistan’s Political Crisis

May 16 2023 | 00:08:00

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Show Notes

After violent protests over his arrest, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was released over the weekend. However, this latest political crisis isn’t going away soon, says USIP’s Tamanna Salikuddin: “What we’re headed to is a clash between the very powerful military and the very popular [Khan].”

 

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