https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/08a65f22-6be2-4db4-a5ef-fe4d7d683cfb While the world has been distracted by the war in Ukraine, Pakistan is in the middle of massive political upheaval. Imran Khan was removed as prime minister through a parliamentary vote of no confidence, which he blamed on a US-backed coup. Was it US interference? Or was this just local Pakistani politics? To understand what happened and how Pakistani politics came to be dominated by a right-wing and military elite, Rania Khalek was joined by Taimur Rahman, a Pakistani Marxist who is Secretary General of the Mazdoor Kisan Party (Workers and Peasants Party). He is also an associate professor of political science at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Listen to every episode of Rania Khalek Dispatches anywhere you get podcasts. Apple: https://apple.co/3zeYpeW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3za9DRK TIME CODES 0:00 Intro 2:28 What happened in Pakistan? 9:33 Was it a US-backed coup? 23:34 Who is Pakistan’s new PM Shehbaz Sharif? 29:17 Why don’t Pakistani PM’s complete their terms? 31:49 Pakistan’s military & ruling elites 35:52 Dominance of Punjab province 37:47 Role of Saudi Arabia in Pakistan 48:15 Sunni extremism in Pakistan 52:10 Pakistan’s relationship with China 59:12 Multipolarity 1:07:29 Leftist movements in Pakistan 1:12:18 What do Pakistanis think about the war in Ukraine? Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:48:29 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/08a65f22-6be2-4db4-a5ef-fe4d7d683cfb All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.