Politics
Enough spin?
Should Imran Khan emerge victorious after today’s poll in Pakistan he’ll have to be careful not to be caught out by the military.
Voting is underway in Pakistan today with all eyes on cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan. The former all-rounder is anticipated to overturn 22 years of political ducks to become prime minister. A win for his Pakistan Movement for Justice party would break a political duopoly that has seen two parties, controlled by two families, exchange control of the Muslim democracy of 200 million people for the past 60 years. Khan’s anti-corruption crusade has mobilised huge rallies across the country and he was instrumental in the impeachment of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. However, some suspect Pakistan’s influential army is the real source of power behind Khan’s recent political form. Should he be elected, expect a clash in ideology between Khan’s reformist agenda and the military’s straight bat.