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    Pakistan military appears intent on shaping vote

    by Shashank Bengali and Aoun Sahi, Los Angeles Times Jul 24, 2018 5 minutes

    ISLAMABAD - Five years ago, one elected government in Pakistan stepped down to make way for another, marking the first peaceful democratic transition in a country that has been under military rule for much of its independent history.

    Now Pakistan is attempting to repeat the feat. But the run-up to Wednesday's elections suggests that its powerful army is not done interfering in politics.

    Although the military generals are loath to retake power themselves - risking U.S. and international sanctions that could jeopardize their economic interests - analysts say they appear determined to keep former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif out of politics.

    Sharif, a longtime adversary of the generals who was removed from office last year on corruption charges, was convicted on flimsy evidence this month and sits in jail. Leading members of his party

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