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"Pakistan was placed at the 104th spot among 167 states on the global Democracy Index 2021, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)."

Are you watching, America?

so the journalists didn't research as to why?

Are you suggesting we should allow a criminal to be free because he wants to be the president again? Somehow that doesn't seem fair. Seems a little weak on crime if you ask me.

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Don't toy with me!

This is for anyone that wants a different article that says why. Also it's only for 5 years.

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/21/1130480717/pakistan-imran-khan-prime-minister-barred-office

This article gives a bigger picture, where ECP has been used as a tool of political victimisation.^1

Here's a link to what civil society says:

‘This is Pakistan’: Lawyers, journalists react to ECP’s ‘silly, ridiculous’ verdict against Imran Khan

>Also it's only for 5 years.

No, it's for the length of the current assemblies. As soon as they are dissolved before the general elections, he gets to contest.

But it won't go that far.

The evidence is in favour of Khan, one of the election Commissioner still hasn't signed off on the judgment despite threats against him and his family by the government and the military which is why despite the announcement the Election Commission still hasn't released the detailed judgment.

And the Election Commission isn't a court os they don't have the power to make such a decision in the first place.