Recent developments in Pakistan indicate a significant shift in public sentiment towards the military's influence over the country's politics. Protests ranging from violent resistance to peaceful defiance have challenged the military-dominated state, marking a departure from the Pakistan Army's control over the public narrative, as analyzed by @sushantsareen. This change in perception was further highlighted by the outcome of Pakistan's recent election, where the PTI's success against the odds was interpreted by the @FT Ed. Board as a clear message from Pakistani citizens against being led by self-serving political elites and the military's arbitration. The election has been described as shattering the image of Pakistan's mightiest force and breaking the illusion of the military as the iron hand in politics, leading to one of the establishment's biggest crises. Additionally, concerns have been raised about Pakistan's regime focusing on securing US weapons and foreign military financing after an election marred by widespread human rights abuses, which many have called the most rigged in the country's history, as told by Amb. @Masood__Khan to @CSIS.
The latest election show the Pakistani military has lost its aura. The Pakistani people are no longer willing to sacrifice their democracy at the order of the generals. https://t.co/o01yG2tORp
News Analysis: Pakistanis once thought of the military as the iron hand controlling the country’s politics. Here's how an election broke that illusion, creating one of the establishment’s biggest crises yet. https://t.co/Gbk89yI6lB https://t.co/DBFixoukqb
Pakistan's regime is focused on getting US weapons and foreign military financing, Amb. @Masood__Khan tells @CSIS, after committing widespread human rights abuses in what many called the most rigged election in Pakistan's history https://t.co/1ZkDKmg1bd https://t.co/5XUXC6ZrId
News Analysis: Pakistanis once thought of the military as the iron hand controlling the country’s politics. That illusion has been broken, creating one of the establishment’s biggest crises yet. https://t.co/XFB35Cv7uK
An Election Shatters the Image of Pakistan’s Mightiest Force https://t.co/BknV4Go24L
#PAKWatch🇵🇰: @FT Ed. Board on PAK's election: “PTI’s success against the odds sends an emphatic message from Pakistani citizens: they are tired of being led by self-serving political elites and the military’s arbitration.” WELL SAID AND TO THE POINT. For once, the @FT’s…
Protests in Pakistan challenge the military-dominated state. From violent resistance to peaceful defiance, the public narrative slips from the Pakistan Army. #CivilResistance #Pakistan Analysis by @sushantsareen https://t.co/1txfalCdc3