Soldiers and Islamists in Pakistan

Pakistani voters sent the military a message in the February elections: They no longer trust the “guardian of the country.” Worse for the generals, they can no longer escape accountability…

Since its founding out of the partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan has labored in the shadow of critical choices made at that time.

With its recent electoral turnover of power, Pakistan seemingly passed a milestone of democratic consolidation. But beneath the surface, power remains where it long has been—with the military.