Importance of Nawaz Sharif
Tensions between Nawaz Sharif and the military exploded into the open when the former named General Qamar Bajwa and the ISI chief Lt. Gen Faiz Hameed during PDM’s first major rally at Gujranwala on October 16, blaming them for ousting his government, pressuring judges to take up fake cases against opposition leaders, and making Imran Khan the prime minister through a rigged election; an unprecedented direct assault on the deep state, something unimaginable in Pakistan.