Why Is Pakistan Descending Into Chaos Again?

Pakistan's former prime minister, Imran Khan, was granted bail two weeks after his dramatic arrest over corruption charges, which set off a deadly outpouring of anger against Pakistan's military. Khan's party filed a petition challenging the illegal land acquisition charges against him by the National Accountability Bureau. He accused General Syed Asim Munir, the army chief, of being behind his arrest. Khan's arrest has prompted a wave of unrest across major cities in Pakistan. The event raised concerns due to a renewed worry over Pakistan's economic stability. Moody's Investors Service said Monday that Pakistan could default without an International Monetary Fund bailout and warned its financing options beyond June were uncertain. Khan's arrest could be considered the most dramatic event of the decade for any other country, however, in the absence of any official condemnation by the British government, many ask if they were consulted or even tacitly consented to the arrest. Sheikh Rasheed, the country's newly appointed home minister, has asked people to be calmer and not expect any more arrests in the future.

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