Ukraine war strikes in Islamabad – Gudrun Harrer: Analysis & Comments

To portray the government crisis – in the eyes of some as a constitutional crisis – in Pakistan as collateral damage from the Ukraine war would be an exaggeration. But the Russian invasion is also making waves in the politics of the Islamic Republic. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who took refuge in snap elections over the weekend in the face of a parliamentary no-confidence vote, sees foreign forces at work, including the US, who want to see him removed from office. The reason for this “blatant interference in domestic politics” is his independent foreign policy. And this includes not only an explicitly pro-China course, but also Khan’s refusal to condemn Russia for its war in Ukraine.