Pakistan’s powerful army chief secured expanded powers and lifelong legal immunity after the parliament passed a bill limiting the independence of the Supreme Court. Opposition figures and critics ...

At a time when America is pursuing closer ties with Pakistan to the detriment of its relationship with India, Islamabad’s military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is tightening his grip on power in a ...

Pakistan’s military is tightening its grip on the country with sweeping legal changes that critics say are centralizing power in the hands of army chief Gen. Asim Munir. Munir, Pakistan’s former spy ...

Pakistan's parliament has voted to give army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir new powers and lifetime immunity from arrest and prosecution, a move that critics say paves the way towards autocracy. The ...

As 2025 draws to a close, Pakistan’s domestic political landscape reflects relative stability in civil-military relations. However, this calm is contrasted by deep estrangement and heightened tensions ...

Shehbaz Sharif's remarks amounted to a rare, unvarnished confession that Pakistan’s democracy has been reduced to a facade, with generals steering both the economy and national decision-making.

Abu Bakar Khan is a JURIST staff correspondent and a lawyer based in Pakistan. On November 13, the 27th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan completed a legislative journey that lasted less than ...

Pakistani Field Marshal Gen Asim Munir. Credit: Wikimedia/Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan Pakistan’s government has undertaken a significant initiative to restructure the highest echelons of ...

Pakistan's Army Chief Syed Asim Munir in Tehran, Iran on July 16, 2023. In 1959, six years before I was born, Pakistan was ruled by a general who had seized power in a military coup and elevated ...

Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan has rarely escaped the grip of its powerful army. Even when not ruling outright, generals have wielded authority from the shadows, making and breaking governments, ...