Pakistan’s Election Results: Tailor-Made for the Military

An armed paramilitary soldier stands guard after a suicide bomber blew himself up close to a police checkpoint in Peshawar, Pakistan January 19, 2016. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
July 30, 2018 Topic: Security Region: Middle East Tags: PakistanElectionsPashtunsTalibanForeign Policy

Pakistan’s Election Results: Tailor-Made for the Military

Islamabad's military high command seems well positioned to benefit from the country's recent election.

by Mohammed Ayoob
 

Image: An armed paramilitary soldier stands guard after a suicide bomber blew himself up close to a police checkpoint in Peshawar, Pakistan January 19, 2016. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz