https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/41b22a64-809a-4abb-a414-21585ff92f1e Whether or not there was a U.S.-backed coup against Pakistan’s deposed leader Imran Khan is a point of great debate. On a recent episode of Dispatches, Rania Khalek spoke with Pakistani professor Taimur Rahman, who argued that it was not a coup: https://youtu.be/nA5UCTz4oys But judging by the crowds in the street, many Pakistanis believe that there was in fact a coup and that the US played a major role. To understand why so many Pakistanis are demonstrating in support of Imran Khan, Rania Khalek was joined by Azhar Imran, a lecturer of political science at Punjab University. You can follow Azhar on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/azharimranmalik And Twitter: https://twitter.com/DevilAdvoImran Recent article by Azhar Imran: https://countercurrents.org/2022/04/the-imperial-logics-of-the-pakistani-left/ Listen to Dispatches with Rania Khalek anywhere you get podcasts. Apple: https://apple.co/3zeYpeW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3za9DRK TIME CODES 0:00 Intro 1:54 How Imran Khan was removed from power 4:36 An Imran Khan comeback? 8:34 Why the opposition united against Imran Khan 13:27 Did the military initially support Imran Khan? 18:14 The lawyer’s movement 23:19 Hatred of ruling elites 29:40 Imran Khan & religious fundamentalists 36:55 Is Imran Khan a right wing populist? 41:58 Opposition to U.S. drone strikes 45:44 Imran Khan’s relationship with the U.S. 49:21 Imran Khan’s foreign policy 58:21 Imran Khan’s relationship w/ the International Monetary Fund 1:01:52 Class politics in Pakistan 1:04:21 Pakistani army tensions 1:08:45 The three As Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:16:08 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/41b22a64-809a-4abb-a414-21585ff92f1e All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.