In Pakistan, it was the worst of times

UPSC Practice recommends In Pakistan, it was the worst of times.

Pakistan now has to choose between the ‘least worst’ option. Former prime minister Imran Khan may have put on the martyr’s cap in an attempt to force early elections, otherwise scheduled for October, which has not helped matters. But earlier elections may be the only way right now for a ‘ceasefire’ between the Shehbaz Sharif-Rawalpindi regime and Khan.