Pakistan election: Islamist parties benefit from political polarization While local and international media have been focusing on the tug-of-war between former PM Sharif and Pakistan’s military, extremist parties are gaining strength in Punjab province. S

A divided province. Lahore, which has voted the Sharifs to power several times since the mid-1980s, is now a divided city. The middle-class, especially those who work in private sector and have jobs in local and multinational companies, support Khan and want to get rid of “corrupt politicians” – the….