Is Pakistan set for new Khan vs government showdown after PTI arrests?
Al JazeeraSEP 2024
While it was right that leaders of Khan's PTI party were taken into custody for inciting violence, they should not have been arrested on parliament's grounds. Two wrongs don't make a right, therefore an investigation is ongoing to prevent this situation from happening again.
This is a dark turn for Pakistan's already repressive government. Yes, PTI leaders may have gone overboard in their statements. But none of these tensions would have flared up if the government hadn't persecuted Khan on spurrious charges, before seeking to criminalize his party.
There is a 20% chance that Pakistan will experience a successful coup d’etat before 2040, according to the Metaculus prediction community.