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In Pakistan’s political crisis, Imran Khan’s battle with Army chief Asim Munir

May 14, 2023 12:01 pm

All this time, Pakistan’s legendary cricket captain has been careful not to frame his battle as being against the Army, but as one against individual officers he holds responsible for his ouster from office last year.

Pakistan authorities arrest Imran Khan-led PTI's senator for tweets against military officials

November 27, 2022 2:13 pm

Azam Swati was taken into custody by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for the second time in less than two months for tweets against army leaders.

Pakistan Army chief Gen Bajwa calls for 'respect' for democratic institutions 

October 08, 2022 5:48 pm

Bajwa's remarks came in the wake of former premier Imran Khan making anti-military statements.

Question at heart of Pak political turmoil: Who appoints next army chief?

September 26, 2022 6:33 am

Imran’s “western conspiracy” cry has mined the anti-American vein running through the conservative new middle class of Pakistan, including in the army, which sees itself as a true middle-class institution.

After Pakistan Army chief, ISI head issues strict orders to his commanders to stay away from politics

July 05, 2022 12:21 pm

The spymaster further said that there would be zero-tolerance for violations and any intelligence official found violating the directives would have no place in the premier agency.

Pakistan geo-economic transition can't succeed without shift in its India policy

January 19, 2022 9:15 am

🔴 No one has a higher stake than India in the success of the Bajwa doctrine that calls for a Pakistan at peace with itself and the region. Does Pakistan, however, have the will and capability to implement it?

In Pak turmoil over journalist's beating, a curious subtext: pushback against Gen Bajwa's bid to improve relations with India

June 01, 2021 6:03 pm

Pakistan's journalists, used to dealing with direct or indirect military rulers for decades, are also known to push back every now and then.

Why India must be cautious about Pakistan's offers of peace

April 06, 2021 8:57 am

More than conciliatory words and the restraining of its terror machine, which have been found to be tactical and reversible in the past, a strategic shift in the attitude of the Pakistani establishment is needed.

Pakistan dissidents: Senate passed bills to extend Gen Bajwa's tenure without debate

January 09, 2020 11:37 am

The bills were passed “without debate as to the desirability or necessity of such legislation, and without due consideration to the implications of such an action on the future of democracy in Pakistan”, the group said.

Pakistan's National Assembly passes bills to extend General Bajwa's tenure

January 07, 2020 9:39 pm

Gen Bajwa, a close confidant of Imran Khan, was to retire on November 29 last year at the end of his three-year original term but the Prime Minister gave the 59-year-old Army chief another extension of the same length.

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