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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Abid Hussain

How Pakistan changed in 2024

The standoff between Pakistani establishment and former Prime Minister Imran Khan's PTI kept the political landscape of the country at a boil [File: Abdul Majeed/AFP]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Some 15 years ago, famous Pakistani pop singer Shehzad Roy released a song, titled Laga Reh (Keep at it), which started with the singer recalling what he saw on TV in his childhood.

“When I was 10 years old, I heard on 9 o’clock news that Pakistan is passing through a critical juncture in its history,” Roy intones. A short, sharp guitar riff and a drum solo follow, after which Roy adds: “When I turned 20, I again heard on the 9 o’clock news that Pakistan is passing through a critical juncture in its history.”

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