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Missile strikes and drone attacks heighten South Asian crisis - 8 questions answered over the role of Pakistan’s military in responding

Pakistan’s government has pledged to respond “at a time, place and manner of its choosing” following an air attack from India that killed 31 people in Pakistan on May 6, 2025.

The Conversation

Pakistan’s military charges former spy chief over ‘political activities’

Lieutenant-General Faiz Hamid, under arrest since August, is the first spy chief accused of helping a political party.

Al Jazeera

Who is Pakistan’s new spy chief Asim Malik?

A decorated officer, Malik takes charge of an agency that is often caught in controversy.

Al Jazeera

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Pakistan polls and the certainty of another ‘selected’ PM: What Nawaz return could mean for Indo-Pak ties

Barring an unforeseen development, Pakistan's general elections on February 8 are widely expected to bring Nawaz Sharif back to office for a fourth time in a span of 35 years. Such political longevity is rare in Pakistan, especially as the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) could never complete…

Newslaundry

Can Pakistan’s politicians break the military’s stranglehold?

Pakistan’s political leaders have come together previously to bargain for more space in the system. But it’s difficult.

Al Jazeera

What explains the dramatic rise in armed attacks in Pakistan?

Pakistan’s two border provinces have seen 93 percent rise in attacks since the TTP ended ceasefire last year.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan’s internal challenges, shifting dynamics

Pakistan stands at the crossroads, where adopting a new path is imperative to its securing a more stable and prosperous future

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Rawalpindi gains the upper hand in troubled Pakistan

With the military establishment emerging stronger and civilian institutions getting weaker, the people of Pakistan face more trouble

The Hindu

Repeated arrests, filthy cells: Inside Pakistan's crackdown

Hammad Azhar, who has served as Pakistan's finance and energy minister, says police and plain-clothed officials have burst into his home six times in recent weeks, smashed his belongings and threatened his 82-year-old father, warning that his daughter would be abducted.

Reuters

Even this violence and chaos won’t shake the military’s hold over Pakistan

The arrest of Imran Khan has led to mass protests and a constitutional crisis looms. But politicians still see the army’s approval as the only way out, says former senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar

The Guardian - UK

Explainer: A historical trail of Pakistan's powerful military enterprise

Pakistan’s former military chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa declared at the end of his tenure the military would no longer meddle in politics.

The Conversation

‘Don’t have a problem with army chief,’ Imran Khan says

Former Pakistan PM tells Al Jazeera the government and military want to ‘crush’ his PTI party ahead of the polls.

Al Jazeera

Australian man’s jail sentence for writing critical letter to Pakistan military a ‘torment’ for family

Family of Hasan Askree, 53, who was jailed for five years in 2020, say case is a grave miscarriage of justice

The Guardian - AU

Where does Pakistan find itself year after Imran Khan lost power?

Ex-PM’s message of resistance, victimhood has caught people’s imaginations, revealed deep schisms in state institutions.

Al Jazeera

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Al Jazeera

Imran Khan Q&A: ‘Pakistan civil-military imbalance has to change’

In freewheeling conversation with Al Jazeera, former prime minister looks back at a turbulent year since he lost power.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan journalist held in alleged Bajwa tax leak case gets bail

Shahid Aslam was arrested last week over report on alleged wealth of ex-army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

The Times of India

Former Pakistan army chief Bajwa 'wanted me dead': Imran Khan

LAHORE: It seems Imran Khan is in no mood to forget his bitterness against former Pakistan army chief General(retired) Qamar Javed Bajwa. Firing a fresh salvo in the new year, Imran Khan, the former Pakistan PM, has accused ex-army chief General(retired) Qamar Javed Bajwa of trying to get him killed…

Al Jazeera

Five challenges Pakistan’s new army chief faces

General Asim Munir has taken over at a time when Pakistan is tackling multiple crises.

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Pakistani army chief vows to defend ‘motherland’ on Kashmir visit

Asim Munir says army will ‘take the fight back to the enemy’ as he visits Line of Control, de facto border with India.

The Times of India

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif approves early retirement of Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid, who was shortlisted for the post of army chief: Report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the early retirement application of Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid, a former ISI chief and one of the six names apparently shortlisted for the post of the Army chief, according to a media report on Friday.

The Times of India

East Pakistan debacle in 1971 a 'military failure', says Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari

KARACHI: Pakistan's foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has termed the East Pakistan debacle in 1971 a "colossal military failure," in a veiled jibe at the former Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who termed it a "political failure."

The Independent UK

3 dead as bomber hits Pakistan police protecting polio teams

Officials say a suicide bomber has killed three people and wounded nearly two dozen others in an attack on a truck carrying police officers tasked with protecting polio workers near Quetta

Al Jazeera

Pakistan FM travels to Kabul, meets Taliban amid border tensions

Hina Rabbani Khar holds talks with her Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi a day after Pakistan Taliban ended truce.

Reuters

General Asim Munir takes charge as chief of Pakistan's powerful army

General Asim Munir on Tuesday took charge as Pakistan's new army chief, a key change of command in an institution that plays a huge influential role in the governance of the nuclear-armed nation.

The Independent UK

Pakistan's new army chief takes charge of military

Pakistan’s new military chief has taken command of the country's armed forces

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