Pakistan Goes To Polls, Finally. India Should Remain Focussed On Deep State, Not Sharif

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his then Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif before the start of their bilateral meeting in New Delhi in May 2014.

Despite all the wild speculation that the general elections there will get postponed, Pakistan finally went to the polls Thursday amidst a highly volatile and unstable political environment, a severely stressed economy and growing tensions in the borders. While the outcome of this election is mostly predictable with chances of former Prime Minister of Pakistan and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif coming back to power for the fourth time, it will be a tough test for the new