New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) In recent months, Pakistan’s military establishment has come under increasing criticism from the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F). Its chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has openly questioned Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir’s handling of both national security and governance, accusing him of incompetence in addressing the country’s mounting challenges.The army has been successful in putting down dissent when it arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chief and former Pakistan p…
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New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) With the peaceful protests in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) refusing to die owing to an adamant establishment, plans are afloat to manufacture chaos. A narrative shift is what the Pakistan establishment is desperate for, and hence it has been decided to make the protests chaotic.Since the start of the protests, there have been reports of aggression only by the establishment.The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) which has been leading the protests has ensured that th…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) For Field Marshal Asim Munir, it is becoming a classic case of trying to bite off more than he can chew. Seeking to divert attention from the major setback and embarrassment inflicted by the Indian armed forces during Operation Sindoor, Munir appears to have opened multiple fronts simultaneously, widening the scope of his challenges.He simultaneously took on the Afghan Taliban, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), opening multi…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) All is not well within the Pakistan establishment and there is likely to be a major reshuffle in the ISI. This comes in the wake of multiple Intelligence failures that have led to major casualties among the army in Pakistan. This has led to harsh words directed at the ISI by Field Marshal Asim Munir.Officials tracking developments in Pakistan said that the army and the ISI are not on the same page as of now.The two wings of the Pakistan establishment, which have always…
Islamabad, Dec 9 (IANS) The militarisation of resource governance in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) reflects a broader pattern of Islamabad’s economic centralisation, with the region treated more as a strategic buffer than a socio-economically integrated area. Also, while the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) promised development, it has instead deepened local disillusionment, a report said on Friday. According to a report in the Afghan Diaspora Network, Pakistan’s Army Chie…