Pakistan’s renewed relevance in great power politics in 2025 came as the military consolidated its power and further eroded ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

India’s remarks at the UN came as Pakistan attempted to raise Operation Sindoor during the Security Council debate. Islamabad once again accused New Delhi of aggression, prompting a blistering ...

A Pakistani military court sentenced former intelligence chief Faiz Hameed to 14 years imprisonment on charges of espionage and abuse of power, according to a press release by the media and public ...

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, ...

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 ...

In Haveli district, around 25 vehicles, including an ambulance, were trapped in heavy snow, leaving about 100 people, ...