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The Wrath of Imran Khan

The rise and fall of Pakistan’s most controversial populist.

The Wrath of Imran Khan

Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Tushar Shetty and Joe Wallen explore the legacy of Pakistan’s most intriguing and enigmatic leader in recent decades. With riots and protests sweeping through Pakistan after Imran Khan’s arrest, we speak to Dr Avinash Paliwal of the SOAS London to break down how the one time darling of the Pakistan military became the bete-noire of the establishment, and how his face off with the state evolved into the most serious internal challenge to the Pakistani state in its entire history.