Key Points
The party of the imprisoned former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, won the most seats in parliamentary elections this past week, delivering a strong rebuke to the country's powerful generals and throwing the political system into chaos...
While military leaders had hoped the election would put an end to the political turmoil that has consumed the country since Khan's ouster in 2022, it has instead plunged it into an even deeper crisis, analysts said...
In voting Thursday, candidates from Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI, appeared to win about 97 seats in the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, the country's election commission reported Saturday..
Before last week's election, Pakistan's powerful generals had jailed Khan, arrested candidates allied with him and intimidated his supporters to clear his party from the playing field -- or so they thought..
The vote also showed that Khan's strategy of preaching reform and railing against the military has resonated deeply with Pakistanis -- particularly young people -- who are disillusioned with the political system...
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