[feedforward]

Should point out the PM for Pakistan who spoke out about religious extremism, Imran Khan, was jailed after "Lettergate", the US's efforts to have him ousted as PM (which succeeded, he is in jail now). The crackdown on the Internet followed that.

So all of this is in line with US policy. The US instigated a coup to warp their democratic processes with foreign efforts, causing a chain of events for this to happen.

[aprilthird2021]

Khan may have spoke out against this (almost all politicians there do) but he was far more loved by the Islamists and everyday Muslims than the secular army who overthrew him

[dylan604]

The US' track record of overthrowing gov't leaders is abysmal. It's gotta be worse than a major league batting average.

[gaz30]

Its just better to have Generals in charge in Islamic countries (esp ones with Nukes). Look at what happens when Ayatollahs are sitting on the throne for too long. Thankfully Arab Spring ended with Generals in charge of Egypt instead of the braindead Muslim Brotherhood or Israel would have been fighting islamic fanatics on that front too.