Your Shortcut to... Imran Khan and Pakistan's Election
Pakistan\u2019s former prime minister, Imran Khan, has received several jail sentences in recent weeks, all in the lead-up to Pakistan\u2019s general election, today, on 8 February. In Khan\u2019s telling, this is about Pakistan\u2019s military keeping him and his followers out of power. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we\u2019ll look at Pakistan\u2019s political history, Imran Khan\u2019s rise to power, and what might happen in the election\u2026\n\nSquiz recommends:\nReading: For a deeper dive into the different parties contesting the election and their policies, Al Jazeera has a comprehensive explainer piece.\nListening: The BBC has a podcast series about the assassination of Benazir Bhutto from 2018.