Q&A
Stephen Tankel
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In The Media
Musharraf Returns to Pakistan
The return of former President Musharraf to Pakistan has the potential to complicate the already fraught elections coming in May 2013.
Published on Mar 26, 2013
Source: CTV News Weekend
Despite the threat of legal action arising from alleged abuses during his tenure as president, Pervez Musharraf has returned to Pakistan with hopes of contesting the elections scheduled for May 11, 2013. Speaking on CTV, Carnegie's Stephen Tankel discussed the risks Musharraf takes on personally by choosing to return now, as well as the stakes for the elections. Tankel argued that Musharraf's return has the potential to upset a number of key players, including high-ranking military figures, but may also have minimal impact on the electoral outcome due to his diminished popularity.
About the Author
Stephen Tankel
Former Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program
Tankel was a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment, where his research focuses on insurgency, terrorism, and the evolution of nonstate armed groups.
- Restoring Trust: U.S.-Pakistan Relations
- LeT’s Global RiseQ&A
Stephen Tankel
Recent Work
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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