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- Aasim Sajjad Akhtarassociate professor of political economy at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad.
Security forces in Pakistan arrested over 1,000 supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan during a march on the capital of Islamabad. Protesters had vowed to stage a sit-in until Khan — who has been imprisoned since August 2023 on what are widely viewed as politically motivated charges — was released, but ended their efforts after six people were killed. Our guest Aasim Sajjad Akhtar, who teaches political economy at Islamabad’s Quaid-i-Azam University, discusses the political maneuvering behind Khan’s dramatic ouster and explains how Khan’s image as an “outsider” in Pakistani politics contributes to his lasting public appeal.
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