ISAS Briefs

There is growing frustration in Pakistan that the leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), the governing party in Islamabad, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan and the Pakistani Awami Tehreek (PAT) led by the cleric Tahirul Qadri have not found a way to resolve their differences. The agitation started on 14 August 2014, the country's Independence Day anniversary, has continued for two weeks. The PTI has six demands on the table; the PAT two. The only thing common between the two sets of demand is the call for the resignation of the "Sharif brothers" - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The brothers owe their positions to their victories in the elections of May 2013.