Crisis in Pakistan deep enough to attract military takeover: Former PM Abbasi

The current economic and political crisis is enough to attract a military takeover in Pakistan, former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said in a warning. He said the army intervened in the past in much less severe circumstances and urged the top stakeholders to initiate a dialogue, The Dawn reported. A senior leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said.