Pakistan's powerful military establishment, their bid to orchestrate victory for PMLN has backfired. With results still undecided, authorities nonetheless prompted Nawaz Sharif to deliver a premature and utterly unconvincing "victory" speech.
After the questionable arrest of rival Imran Khan, Sharif seems to have expected an easy path to power. However, with PTI still leading in early public counts, his presumptuous declarations rang hollow. Instead of claiming triumph, he descended into desperate begging as smaller parties leverage his weakness in chaotic bargaining.
Rather than winning, Sharif seems to be losing control of the post-election narrative despite apparent efforts to rig the outcome in his favor. This stark contrast between his speech and reality exposes the deep state's signature clumsiness. Their Choreography has gone awry as the public tally conveys a different message than Sharif's.
The military likely views an unstable coalition government as victory. However, the court of public opinion contrasts Sharif's power-hungry pleas with Khan's defiance while jailed. Once again, the establishment ploy to dictate their desired election result has been checkmated by the Pakistani people.
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28 сен 2024
