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Pakistan: Plunging into Chaos?
A would-be assassin wounded former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan as he led his followers in a protest march calling for snap elections.
- In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Samina Ahmed explains the causes and possible consequences of the country’s latest political tumult.
What has happened?
On 3 November, Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, was shot and wounded in a failed assassination attempt in Wazirabad, a city in Punjab province.
The attack killed a Khan supporter and wounded fourteen others, including several leaders of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
A party stalwart foiled the…