The long roots of Pakistan's political crisis

Since 2022, the politics of Pakistan have been rocked by a struggle for power centered around former prime minister Imran Khan. Khan, who was ousted from office by a parliamentary no-confidence motion in April 2022, has alleged that his removal from office was orchestrated at the behest of the US government. This January, Khan was sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking government documents as part of his effort to prove US involvement in his ouster. Khan's saga has ignited mass protests across Pakistan over the past two years. Despite being imprisoned during national elections this February, Khan's political party, PTI, won more parliamentary seats than any other political party. Journalist and policy analyst Raza Rumi joins The Marc Steiner Show for an in-depth look at Pakistan's political crisis in the context of its long and turbulent struggle for democracy.<br /><br />Raza Ahmad Rumi is a Pakistani writer and a public policy specialist. He is the director of the <a href="http://parkindymedia.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Park Center for Independent Media</a>, Ithaca College, and founder of the digital media platform <a href="http://nayadaur.tv/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">NayaDaur Media</a> in collaboration with Pakistani diaspora in the United States.<br /><br />Studio Production: David Hebden<br />Post-Production: Alina Nehlich<br /><b></b><br /><b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-marc-steiner-show--4661751/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Help us continue producing <i>The Marc Steiner Show</i> by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.</a></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><br />Donate: <a href="https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss</a><br />Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st</a><br />Like us on Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/therealnews</a><br />Follow us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/therealnews</a> Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-marc-steiner-show--4661751/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-marc-steiner-show--4661751/support</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.</a><br /><b></b><br /><b>Follow us on:</b><br /><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/therealnews.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Bluesky: @therealnews.com</a><b><br /></b><a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Facebook: The Real News Network</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Twitter: @TheRealNews</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">YouTube: @therealnews</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/therealnewsnetwork/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork</a><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b></b></a><br /><b></b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>Become a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!</b></a>