Two chance encounters with officials from Pakistan — one serving, the other retired — led to fascinating insights into the way the ruling classes are evaluating the recent setback to Nawaz Sharif and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) chances in the general elections ahead. What follows is a summary of the conversation.
Does it look as if there may be a coalition government in place in 2018? Much too early to say, came the answer with a laugh, in itself suggesting doubts about the durability of the current configuration of Pakistan’s National Assembly (lower house) where PML-N has 188 out of
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