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🇵🇰 Pakistan
Federal parliamentary republic under heavy military influence
SystemFederal parliamentary republic under heavy military influence
Head of statePresident Asif Ali Zardari
Head of governmentPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
LegislatureParliament · a 336-seat National Assembly and a 96-seat Senate
ElectionsElections are held but the 2024 vote was marred by the jailing of Imran Khan, the stripping of his party's symbol and credible manipulation claims
Last election2024-02-08 · general election
Next election2029 · general election due
The army has ruled directly or indirectly for most of Pakistan's history, and the 2025 constitutional amendment elevating army chief Asim Munir to a lifetime-immunity Chief of Defence Forces role formalised its primacy. Imran Khan remains imprisoned even though independents backed by his PTI won the most seats in 2024. A four-day air war with India in May 2025 and chronic IMF dependence bracket the nuclear-armed state's security and economic anxieties.
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