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Ravaged by the harmful policies of its army-led establishment, Pakistan is desperately in need of a new direction that could restore a modicum of internal stability and put its economy on an even keel. However, its recent election has been a throwback to its past of widespread poll rigging and flawed mandates. It has resulted in a political muddle. No political party has a simple majority in the National Assembly. The single largest group of PTI-backed independents — who have since got themselves a party tag by joining the little-known Sunni Ittehad Council — is anathema to the army. Consequently,...