There was appointed Chief justice and courts were working as normal.
and what about the suspended judges, and the constitutional crisis that was going on?
In addition to that, much of the opposition was jailed and couldn't run for the election due to electoral laws, so a boycott was honorable for the opposition parties to do.
he's in American pockets or not, this is something we can't control or detect.
So far his politics have only helped imperialists, so what matters is ground reality.
probably not, he is anti-American for sure if you listen to his statements and actions including blocking the NATO supply line, its clear that they probably dont favor him.
How has he helped imperialists?
If I have two choose between 3 than yes most certainly, and I pick NS.
Simply because NS is less dangerous because of his unpopularity. I feel more safe, when Army is most popular, because I have zero trust on politicians.
Why? The Army and government should be working together, not in conflict. As much as I despise Nawaz, it is not a good feeling when ISPR announces that the PM's office is basically publishing lies.
I want a government that doesn't play dirty politics with national security, and I want an Amry that doesn't feel the need to openly declare its opposition to government positions.
Constitutional reforms helps no one, actually it only hurts economy of state and eventually its people.
Not true, constitutional reforms, provided they are done right can be very beneficial. I dont know why you say they help no one, would you prefer Pakistan still had a restricted judiciary and a presidency with supreme authority?
I personally would like to see more devolution, and certain powers delegated away from the PM's office, and i dont see Nawaz or Zardari ever being in favour of that.
What is required from him is his clear position before elections, on regional affairs, future development plan, energy policy, his views on Kalabagh dam, his views about army, his resolve to bring culprits of money laundering to azad adlia, I personally would like to see reversing names of national assets i.e. Peshawar Airport and Islamabad Airport etc.
They will be put forward, we still have some time before the elections.
This is another thing to consider, look up the manifesto for PMLN from 2013 (its available online), If they even did a fraction of what they promised then Pakistan would be developed with high growth by now. So whatever PMLN or PPP promise should definitely taken with some skepticism.
BTW, Pakistani politicians always have multiple foreign states/ agencies doing the thinking and backing for them, they are never alone, so was Zardari.
True, but I prefer someone that doesn't rely on foreign funding. Nawaz was in the pockets of the Saudis, Zardari the Americans, yet IK doesn't seem to be favoured by any superpower because of his anti-imperialist positions.
Dont you think a Pakistan run by someone without foreign interests would be good?
Actually I have never seen IK supporting army, infect I have seen PTI accusing army of backing NS... and more.
Imran Khan regularly meets with the army chief, and publishes positive statements about the army's positions. Just look it up on google man, even the Indians are making articles since 2014 about how Imran and the Army are plotting against Nawaz.
I think if he became PM, i would signal a new era or Military-Government cooperation, and would mean that issues like law&order, foreign sponsored terrorism, and the LOC would be resolved in a much more clear and concise manner, rather than the confusion, drama, and conspiracies that we get now.