The Observer view on Pakistan voters’ rejection of military rule | Observer editorial

Voters turned out in huge numbers to exercise their democratic rights and thwart the army’s blatant efforts to steal the contest.

Independent candidates loyal to Imran Khan , jailed leader of the banned Tehreek -e-Insaf ( PTI ) party, won the most seats.

This amounts to little short of an earthquake in a country whose political life is dominated, usually from behind the scenes, by powerful military chiefs.