Given the history of his assorted tiffs with the army, one would have expected Sharif to pick his battles carefully and wisely. But drunk with the power of his huge mandate, he probably overplayed his hand. From Indo-Pak relations, to the Af-Pak policy to Musharraf’s indictment, Sharif opened too many fronts, all at once, much to the chagrin of the army. And the army, despite its vociferous denials, may have chosen to hit back. Captain Khan’s allegedly “manufactured” revolution proved, if further proof were needed, the army’s overarching presence.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:40:27 +0000
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