TRT World spoke with Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, president of PILDAT (Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency) – an independent, non-partisan and not-for-profit think-tank focused on political and public policy research. Mehboob gives an assessment of the pre-election atmosphere in Pakistan, including controversies related to pre-poll rigging, legal challenges faced by the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, civil-military relations and the role of technology in voter mobilisation.

To read the complete article on TRT World magazine, click the link below. How fair is the democratic transition in Pakistan?