The story of how Pakistan’s army, with the tacit and often explicit support of imperial patrons in Washington, engineered this slow-motion coup spans generations. It involves billions in military aid funneled through cooperative dictators, systematic destruction of political alternatives, and the construction of an economic empire that dwarfs the official defense budget. And at the center of this moment in history stands one man whose refusal to play by the old rules has exposed the entire architecture of control: Imran Khan, languishing in Adiala Jail not for crimes committed but for the unforgivable sin of seeing through the establishment’s machinations and refusing to be their frontman.
This analysis draws on decades of observable patterns, connecting dots that reveal a consistent strategy. Khan came to power despite establishment resistance that deliberately weakened his mandate, but what the generals fatally miscalculated was that they were dealing with someone who actually believed in the reform agenda he campaigned on. They thought his charisma and popularity could provide perfect cover for business as usual if kept weak enough to control. Instead, they got a leader who recognized their game and chose resistance over complicity. And at the center of the current arrangement sits what can only be described as Pakistan Democratic Movement 2.0, a recycled coalition of the same old faces serving as little more than pencil pushers and rubber stamps for decisions made in GHQ.
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