This is now the challenge for the PMLN. Compelling the PPP to announce new elections also means a fresh round of political instability. The army would be watching, as would international actors who need internal political stability for Islamabad to address more pressing security concerns. It would be advisable for all to fasten their seatbelts.
The writer is Op-Ed Editor, ‘Daily Times’, and Consulting
Editor, ‘The Friday Times’, Lahore; the views expressed are his own express@expressindia.com