Arif Rafiq: Pakistan faces uncertainty as Sharif again gets ousted

Country's hybrid democracy threatened by teetering economy, regional conflicts

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A supporter of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif passes out after the Supreme Court's decision to disqualify Sharif.

Pakistan's three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been removed from office for a fourth time -- a fate all too common for civilian leaders in a country that has been ruled by the military for almost half of its 70-year existence.

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