As a Paki citizen and resident, the US document is predictable and disappointing...but practically meaningless. IK was brought to power by the Establishment[1]

As a Paki citizen and resident, the US document is predictable and disappointing...but practically meaningless. IK was brought to power by the Establishment[1]... and the Estb giveth and the Estb taketh away. It's irrelevant on why they brought him to power, and it's irrelevant why they removed him. Maybe they were feeling itchy, or it was the phase of the moon, divining their true intentions is a fool's errand. When they wanted him, they directed their stooges to join his party/coalition, (and supressed those that were not aligned) and he suddenly went from a essentially being a one-man show to an actual viable candidate. When they didn't want him (for whatever reason), they didn't have to do anything actual coup-ing; they just had to direct their stooges to leave, (and let competitors know they have free reign, for now), and suddenly IK had no leg to stand on. They have played this game before and they will play it again, in one form or another. A politician's own merits are unimportant[2], in a parliamentary democracy you need numbers, and Estb always has a steady supply of numbers they can lend or take away. That the US was interested in the play is besides the point, when have not stuck their own hand in every pie? What's relevant are the main actors, and they should not be provided a cover by pretending American interest in anyway initiated what was a pre-mediated effort by a bored Estb anyways. ____ [1]: Establishment refers to any officials who have power but are not elected, but are instead selected or appointed, such as civil servants, judges, military personnel etc. In a more narrow definition refers to the Military top brass, but the other groups are often not that far behind in throwing their weight around. [2]: that's a bit of an exaggeration but the point stands. Politicians can have merits but they can only go so far in swaying and cajoling the public to vote for them, and more importantly, their fellow party members. Much easier to just bring in established "electables", people who for one reason or another, have a strong hold in a constituency, in to your fold. Quite a few of such "electables" look for the Estb for guidance on where to go at any given election cycle.