The big fight

Political crises are hardly new to Pakistan, but the one playing out now is unprecedented: the government is under threat primarily from the judiciary, not the army, which has intermittently seized the reins of power. At the heart of the crisis is a battle between the camp of President Asif Ali Zardari, of the Pakistan People’s Party, and its adversaries – an assertive judiciary backed by the military establishment and the opposition, led by Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister, and Imran Khan, the rising star of Pakistani politics.

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