Though the Pakistani government under Prime Minister Sharif recently took oaths, the real question still remains if the new government will be different.
Given that no prime minister has ever completed their term in Pakistan’s 75-year history, I suspect the odds are poor that Shehbaz Sharif will break that tradition.
Pakistan's elections, held on Thursday, still do not yield a clear result a day after a turbulent, polarized election day mired in accusations of fraud.
The verdict was announced in the corruption case in which former Prime Minister Khan was tried in Pakistan. The court found Han and his wife Bibi guilty and
Pakistan's former prime minister sentenced to 10 years in prison, supporters criticize for ``purpose of interfering with elections''. Imran Khan, who served as Pakistan's prime minister for about four years starting in 2018, was detained in August last year after being found guilty of corruption. He was later charged with leaking state secrets he had obtained while he was prime minister. A general election is scheduled for February 8 in Pakistan, and the political party founded by Khan, is deeply popular, especially among young people.