In Pakistan, Anwar ul-Haq Kakar, a senator from Balochistan province, has been named as caretaker prime minister ahead of elections which are supposed to take place within 90 days following the dissolution of the National Assembly last week. But it’s unclear if the country will be ready for elections by November, after the outgoing government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved a new census, which the Election Commission will now have to rush to translate into new boundaries. Observers are warning a delay in elections could hand more control to the military, which already exerts significant power in Pakistani politics. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has accused the military of going after him, is imprisoned and barred from running for office on corruption charges that he has denied.
