Gen Hameed has long been a controversial figure, from being at the centre of a storm during the 2018 Pakistan elections to engineering the Faizabad agreement in 2017.
The possibility of Pakistan engaging with India has increased now as Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states become stakeholders in Islamabad's economic planning.
The TTP is emboldened by the Taliban’s victory and American withdrawal. But Pakistani media makes it appear as if nothing is wrong in the country other than audio leaks.
Armenia has procured significant defence equipment from India, including artillery guns, multi-barrel rocket launchers, air defence system, sniper rifles, weapons locating radars, anti-drone weapons.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
That photograph is for the ages.