Pakistan has declared ‘open war’ against Afghanistan, launching deadly airstrikes across different provinces. As the conflict ...
Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have sharply escalated following days of cross-border airstrikes and retaliatory attacks. Both sides have ac.
The Pakistan government on Tuesday promoted its Army Chief, General Asim Munir, to the position of Field Marshal - the highest military rank in the country, days after a military escalation with India ...
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A national army

Before Partition, the British exploited the concept of the martial race through the recruitment of soldiers from different races in Punjab and KP. After independence, this changed and recruitment is ...
The latest Kashmir crisis has reaffirmed and revitalized the military’s praetorian stranglehold over Pakistan’s political system. On May 20, 2025, for the second time in Pakistan’s 77-year history, a ...
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, ...