Pakistan’s military pressured to withdraw support for Imran Khan as Covid-19 cases soar

Pressure is building on Pakistan’s powerful military to withdraw its support for Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government after its controversial decision last month to prematurely lift a nationwide lockdown set the country on the path to becoming one of the worst infected by Covid-19 in the world. From fewer than 100,000 confirmed infections at the beginning of June, the number of cases is expected to hit 300,000 by the end of the month and over 1 million by late July or early August, planning…