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Pakistan’s National Assembly on Wednesday passed the 27th constitutional amendment bill, granting sweeping powers to the military in general and country’s army chief Asim Munir in specific, and restructuring the judiciary. The vote, held amid a ruckus in the lower house, saw 234 lawmakers in favour and only four against, speaker Ayaz Sadiq announced. The…
Pakistan’s government has moved ahead with one of the most sweeping structural changes to the country’s constitutional and military setup in decades. The proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, tabled in the Senate on Saturday after approval by the federal cabinet, rewrites the chain of command of the armed forces and places Field Marshall Asim Munir higher…
Pakistani army chief general Asim Munir The Pakistan government announced plans to introduce the 27th Constitutional Amendment, which includes proposed changes related to the command of the armed forces. The amendment will be tabled in Parliament soon, deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar confirmed on Tuesday.“Of course, the government is bringing it and…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday again praised Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir as “great people” and vowed to resolve the Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict “quickly.” He made these remarks during the signing of the Thailand-Cambodia peace deal on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Donald Trump Boasts…
Pakistan army chief Asim Munir on Saturday repeated his anti-India rhetoric amid its ongoing border tensions with neighbouring Afghanistan. Warning Indian military of a “decisive response”, Munir’s unprovoked remarks came during graduation ceremony address at Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.“I advise and firmly caution the Indian military leadership that there is no…
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi came under intense criticism and ridicule on social media after Pakistan’s third straight defeat to India in the Asia Cup (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi came under intense criticism and ridicule on social media after Pakistan’s third straight defeat to India in the Asia…
When Kash Patel came to his Congressional confirmation as FBI chief, he chanted Jai Shree Krishna, touched his parents’ feet, and swore on the Bhagavad Gita — the perfect amalgamation of diaspora sanskar and MAGA defiance. The man who broke every stereotype about Indian-Americans is now at the centre of a storm: a single photo…
Pakistan’s defence minister, Khawaja Asif, has once again defended his country’s “hybrid model” of governance, insisting that the military and civilian leadership work “by consensus” in managing state affairs. Speaking to British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan, Asif dismissed suggestions that the army dominates Pakistan’s politics, while controversially describing US democracy as a “deep state.” Oval Office…
Picture from X social platform US President Donald Trump on Thursday met Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir in the Oval Office.Before the meeting, Trump praised the visitors as “great leaders.”Speaking to reporters, he said, “We have a great leader coming, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and the Field Marshal. Field…
Imran Khan’s sarcastic remarks came in the wake of Pakistan’s back-to-back defeats to India in the ongoing Asia Cup. (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Taking a swipe at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi, jailed former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has mockingly suggested that Naqvi should pad up as an opener alongside Army Chief General…
