Supporters of imprisoned former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan are looking to the incoming Trump administration for his release, spurred by public statements from Trump ally Richard Grenell demanding Khan’s freedom. Despite Trump’s past criticism of Pakistan, Khan’s followers hope for intervention based on perceived similarities between Khan and Trump as outsiders battling elites. However, Pakistani officials and experts believe Trump’s focus will be on financial leverage, not Khan’s release, and the military establishment remains unsupportive of Khan.
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