Counting on Trump to free Imran


Filepic showing Imran and his wife Bushra Bibi at an office of the Lahore High Court in Pakistan. — AP

IN Pakistan’s turbulent politics, it has long been held that god, the army and America hold sway over who wields power.

Supporters of Imran Khan, the imprisoned former prime minister, are now pinning their hopes on getting him freed – however fanciful – on the wild card among the three: US President Donald Trump.

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