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.
Like his grandfather Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Bilawal is betting on nationalism and the Generals to go up the political ladder. But the strategy will only tighten the army's grip.
General Qamar Javed Bajwa formally handed over the command of Pakistan Army to former ISI chief and head of Military Intelligence Lt Gen Syed Asim Munir Tuesday.
Munir takes control at a time when the army has been drawn into a political showdown between the government and former PM Imran Khan, even as the country faces an economic crisis.
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.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Lt Gen. Asim Munir as General Bajwa's successor. Munir was forced out as ISI chief by Imran Khan in June 2019.
Even as Pakistan has slowly descended into an economic crisis, military officers have given taxpayer-funded land allocations worth millions of dollars.
Imran is probably aware that Bajwa is playing games with him. Precisely why he is ensuring that the Army can’t appoint a chief decisively against the PTI.
Most of us saw Imran Khan as a unique character, most unlike the usual subcontinent cricket star. There has always been a risk-taking edge to him bordering on the reckless.
Developed countries should take responsibility for their climate emissions. Instead, the instinct has been familiar: Protect your own first. This is now shaping the climate finance debate.
Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.
At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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