On August 3rd, Ambassador Husain Haqqani appeared on Amanpour on CNN International to discuss Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif being forced from office. Haqqani said that Pakistan is "not a democracy in that leaders are actually voted out."

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth greets Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Christopher Cavoli before the North Atlantic Council meeting of defense ministers on February 13, 2025, in Brussels, Belgium. (Omar Havana via Getty Images)