The newly formed government coalition in Islamabad initially looked weak, unstable, and probably short lived. But in the weeks since the outcome of the vote was announced, the political landscape has rapidly changed. Nevertheless, there are portents of trouble ahead that could send Pakistan back into the political tangle from which it has so recently emerged.
As a long-time PTI supporter, I am quite happy and feel vindicated that the PTI/Imran Khan-backed independents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and other parts of the country too, achieved great success. In.
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