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MILITARY COUP IN PAKISTAN
Pakistan: A grim shadow falls on Asim Munir's moment in the sunA leaked diplomatic cable reveals US pressure on Pakistan to remove former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The document suggests a no-confidence...- Pakistan's military chief Asim Munir takes lead on US-Iran talks in diplomatic blitzPakistan's military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is in Tehran carrying US proposals for a second round of US-Iran peace talks. Prime Mi...
- Munir's constitutional coup, a tweak in Zia-ul-Haq's playbookPakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir is consolidating power through a constitutional amendment. This move grants him lifetime immunity and cont...
- Is Munir planning to oust Pakistan's President? A sense of deja vu in India's neighbourhoodSpeculation of a military takeover is swirling in Pakistan, coinciding with the 47th anniversary of Gen Zia-ul-Haq’s 1977 coup. Army Chief ...
- Asim Munir meets Trump: From Zia, Musharaff to Munir, what happens when Pakistan’s army chiefs meet US presidentsPresident Trump will host Pakistan's General Asim Munir for a private White House lunch, signaling a potential thaw in relations after 15 y...
- Since secession from Pakistan, Bangladesh firmly on the path of developmentOlivier Guillard for the Asialyst writes that at present, Dhaka ranks ahead of Islamabad in terms of development. The country displays a st...
- Pak Army has perfected art of 'non-coup coup': HaqqaniHaqqani served as Pakistan's ambassador from 2008 to 2011 in the US and was removed for his alleged role in what is known as the Memogate c...
- Pakistan govt weak; recent protests have emboldened extremists: USPakistan witnessed countrywide protests by hardline religious groups after a reference to the Prophet Muhammad was left out of a revised ve...
- Overcome the fear of coups, don’t let it subvert defence reformsCommenting on the controversy over an alleged coup attempt by the Indian Army in January 2012, defence minister AK Antony recently said tha...
- Nawaz Sharif sworn in as Pakistan Prime Minister for unprecedented third termNawaz Sharif was today sworn in as Pakistan's Prime Minister for a record third term, as he vowed to revive the country's ailing economy.
- ISI had no information on any coup plans in Pakistan: Ahmed Shuja Pasha"If there was a threat, the ISI would have known about it," Pasha said while deposing before a judicial commission probing a mysterious mem...
- Pakistan's civilian government may complete its full term: USPakistan's current civilian government may complete its full term as the nation's powerful army is not inclined to stage a coup.
- What coup in Pakistan?The army won't take over without extreme provocation. It will rather prefer a change of civilian leadership to a naked powergrab.
- A coup in Pak will destabilise the region: NYTPakistan could see a repeat of the "disastrous" pattern of civilian governments being cast aside by military coups, US media reports said.
- No assurances against military coup in Pakistan: US"This is a matter for Pakistani officials and the government leaders there, military and civilian, to work out," Navy Capt John Kirby said.
- Slim chance of an army coup in PakistanMilitary has ruled the country for more than half of its existence and pulled strings when out of power. As such, speculation is bound to t...
- Pervez Musharraf to launch his political party in LondonPervez Musharraf, Pakistan's former military dictator, is set to launch a new political party the 'All Pakistan Muslim league' in the UK.
- Musharraf warns of new military coup in PakistanThe retired general said army chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani could be forced to intervene against the goverment of President Asif Ali Zardari w...
- Kayani may do a Musharraf: ReportsAfter the Lahore attack, the stability of Pak has been called into question.
- US hand in 1999 Pak coup: Hamid GulA former chief of Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI has alleged that the United States was behind the October 1999 coup staged by general ...
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