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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
TopicPakistan Army

Topic: Pakistan Army

Can Pakistan stay neutral on Iran? Saudi Arabia holds the purse strings

Security of Saudi Arabia is something that Pakistani armed forces have committed themselves to for a long time, even before the September 2025 agreement.

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.

Pakistanis are fed up with wars. They are now asking Taliban to ‘deal’ with Asim Munir

Some Pakistanis expressed their anger against the Pakistani military, with one user saying that ‘the generals have failed at everything they have done since 2022 and they will continue to fail’.

Munir meets Haftar amid $4 bn defence deal talks. Why Pakistan & eastern Libya are strengthening ties

Haftar's visit to Pakistan comes just a month after Field Marshal Asim Munir’s trip to Libya’s Benghazi from 17 to 19 December.

‘Each time there’s violence…’: India slams Pakistan’s ‘frivolous claim’ of role in Balochistan unrest

MEA spokesperson says Islamabad should address domestic grievances, instead of blaming New Delhi.

Prominent Pakistan lawyer sentenced to 17 yrs for calling Pakistan ‘terrorist state’, criticising army

Imaan Mazari, daughter of former minister Shireen Mazari, has represented victims of human rights violations and is an outspoken critic of extrajudicial killings and abductions.

Pakistan’s deleted article and the birth of a new youth icon

A scathing op-ed on youth dissent vanished online, reportedly after instructions from the Pakistan Army’s media wing ISPR, fuelling debate, dissent, and backlash.

Pakistan’s Fauji Foundation to sell $1 bn stake to UAE as Islamabad looks to shore up chronic debt crisis

Pakistan's Ishaq Dar says the powerful military backed conglomerate will take the lead of converting loans extended by UAE into a stake, as Islamabad’s external debt load grows.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.

On Camera

Bengal once had arenas for identity battles—stadiums, football, jerseys. Now it’s polling booths

From Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to Mohammedan Sporting, footbclubs once shaped identity, pride and belonging across Bengal’s social fabric. Now, the political field has taken over.

As govt weighs mandatory silver hallmarking, new report flags economic & operational bottlenecks

Koan Advisory report warns that infra gaps could hurt small businesses and artisans, recommends transition period of 3-5 yrs for industry to adapt.

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.