Thursday, September 04, 2014

Coup Threat Recedes as Army-Imran-Qadri Back Off

Pakistan's Army has contented itself with weakening the govt of Nawaz Sharif, not wanting to go all the way to overthrow him, which could result in aid cutoff and sanctions:

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-09-03/how-pakistan-s-army-weakens-pakistan

http://warontherocks.com/2014/09/in-pakistan-a-soft-coup-stalls/

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/03/imran-khan-pti-mps-parliament-campaign

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