Pakistan's Sharif faces tough road to 2018 polls

Popular opposition leader Imran Khan has deferred, not abandoned, his campaign to oust the prime minister's party

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In this article

  • PTI's motivation
  • PTI as a military proxy?
  • Clean and compliant Khan
  • Disputed military succession
  • Conflicting foreign policy
  • The PTI's political aspirations
  • Outlook
  • Sharif's play
  • Coup risk

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