KARACHI — After several nerve-racking days, two of Pakistan’s major political parties — the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) — announced that they would form a government as part of a large six-party coalition.
Together, the parties in the coalition, which served together after former Prime Minister Imran Khan's ouster in 2022, would constitute a two-thirds majority in the parliament. PMLN, a center-right party backed by the country's powerful military, and PPP, a center-left party run by the son of former slain Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, are set to have the most influence over Pakistan’s foreign policy and economy.
Given Pakistan’s strategic geopolitical location and role in regional security dynamics, any change of government in Islamabad has direct implications for its neighbors.
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