Nawaz the bold
ALL elected prime ministers in Pakistan in recent years have had to govern with an axe dangling over them—the article in the constitution that allows Pakistan's president to dismiss them without notice. Four times in recent years the axe has dropped. Once over Nawaz Sharif, who is now back as prime minister. Most recently over Benazir Bhutto, who was sacked as prime minister last November.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Nawaz the bold”
From the April 5th 1997 edition
Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents
Explore the editionDiscover more
Is India’s education system the root of its problems?
A recent comparison with China suggests that may be so
Meet the outspoken maverick who could lead India
Nitin Gadkari, India’s highways minister, talks to The Economist
The Adani scandal takes the shine off Modi’s electoral success
The tycoon’s indictment clouds the prime minister’s prospects
Priyanka Gandhi: dynastic scion, and hope of India’s opposition
Poised to enter parliament, she may have bigger ambitions than that
The Caspian Sea is shrinking rapidly
This has big implications for Russia, which has come to rely on Central Asian ports
Racial tensions boil over in New Zealand
A controversial bill regarding Maori people punctures its relative harmony