In Pakistan, the Junta Hangs on to Its 'Imran Khan Project' Pakistan has recently promulgated a controversial ordinance mandating an open voting mechanism for the senate elections. The opposition has sensed an opportunity to mount a challenge. General Bajwa with Pakistan PM Imran Khan. Photo: Twitter World12/Feb/2021 Pakistan armyâs Imran Khan project has been a disaster for the countryâs economy and governance, but the junta is clinging on to its fig leaf tightly. In fact, the top brass has become more brazen in its support for their ‘puppet’. A week ago, the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) released its Democracy Index report for 2020, in which Pakistan ranked at 105 out of the 167 countries and was rightly categorised as a hybrid regime.