Vetted by law & justice ministry & initiated by interior ministry, the draft bill has been sent to federal cabinet for approval. There is also provision of fine up to Rs 1 million.
Delhi-born Musharraf served in 1965 India-Pak war & fought in 1971. When choosing him as Army chief, PM Nawaz Sharif had little inkling that Kargil war & dictatorship would follow.
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.
The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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