Reuters: Election to test Pakistan democracy amid allegations of military meddling

Intensifying allegations of military interference threaten to cast a shadow over Pakistan’s general election on July 25, a historic event that will mark only the country’s second-ever democratic transition of power. (AFP)

June 1: Reuters report by Asif Shahzad and Drazen Jorgic states that intensifying allegations of military interference threaten to cast a shadow over Pakistan’s general election on July 25, a historic event that will mark only the country’s second-ever democratic transition of power. On Friday the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party handed over to a technocratic caretaker administration after completing a full five-year term, another democratic milestone.

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