Journalists Hamid Mir and Nasim Zehra seem to have joined the bandwagon of the security hawks who pushed Gen Bajwa back on his initiative to broker peace with India.
In interview to The New Yorker, Khan says Army is only Pakistani institution that is 'intact & can get things done'. But, he blames Gen Bajwa for engineering downfall of his govt.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Gen Syed Asim Munir have time till the general election to either become heroes or dispel the impression that they have 'sold out' to India.
Lt Gen Asim Munir will have to hold himself back if he wants to stand any chance of bringing Pakistan Army together, which seemed to be falling apart during Bajwa-Imran Khan battle.
Even as Pakistan has slowly descended into an economic crisis, military officers have given taxpayer-funded land allocations worth millions of dollars.
Appointment to the top post is likely to take place Tuesday or Wednesday, according to reports. Under Pakistani law, the incumbent PM is empowered to select the army chief.
Even though all the three services of Pakistan’s armed forces are largely composed of Chinese-manufactured equipment, Rawalpindi's heart remains tilted towards the West.
Imran Khan is so tuned into Pakistan’s domestic politics, he sees foreign policy more as a ploy. That’s why he can surprise his rally audience with a Jaishankar video.
The recent resignations of its seniormost judges are among the most pointed institutional protests Pakistan has witnessed since the lawyers’ movement of the late 2000s.
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.
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