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New script: Turmoil in Pakistan after Imran Khan’s arrest

Pakistan is no stranger to political upheaval. But the explosion of rage on its streets since the arrest of the former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, suggests that the country could be standing at a crossroads. Many Pakistani prime ministers have been to jail and, in each case, their supporters have come out in protest. What is different this time is the target of the protests: Pakistan’s military establishment. The Pakistani army has seen its garrisons ransacked and set on fire by thousands of supporters of Mr Khan.