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TopicGen Zia-ul-Haq

Topic: Gen Zia-ul-Haq

Imran Khan’s prosecution won’t do much. The military is at the heart of Pakistan’s corruption

Lacking even the meagre comfort of an after-dinner cognac to calm their nerves, the assembled billionaires listened silently as their guest’s rage washed over the gathering....

Phas gaye re Obama: Modi’s ‘friend Barack’ gives a sermon to him, but look who’s talking

Obama walked into debate by censuring Modi govt for its treatment of Muslims. Does a US president have moral authority to deliver such sermons given their record of courting dictators?

From Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to Nawaz Sharif, a look at past arrests of Pakistan PMs

Prior to being PM & after her two terms, Zulfikar's daughter Benazir Bhutto faced several arrests & served multiple jail terms. She was also put under house arrest in August 1985.

Zia-ul-Haq to Nawaz Sharif—Pakistan has always been in a right royal mess

Pakistan, a country endowed with great political thinkers, is going through an endless cycle of failed experiments by its chief architects.

How Pakistan can find its next army chief who doesn’t throw his weight around: Ex-ISI chief

Lt Gen Asad Durrani (retd) writes that Pakistan isn't the only country whose military has guns, but it's definitely one where political power flows through their barrel.

Whiff of corruption as ‘Gang of Four’ generals from Zia’s Pakistan linked to Swiss bank accounts

Documents leaked to Organised Crime & Corruption Reporting Project, a journalist consortium, raise questions on whether the generals profited from Afghan jihad & Pakistan’s nuclear programme.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.