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 ...

(Bloomberg) -- Pakistan has granted lifelong immunity to Field Marshal Asim Munir, in a move that would further entrench the military’s grip on power in the nuclear-armed nation. The upper house of ...

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s social media post seeking a ceasefire extension has triggered controversy, with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pakistan expanded the power of its army chief at a critical moment for the country’s national security. Syed Asim Munir will now ...

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 ...

Eliminating the immensely popular leader would not end the crisis; it would unleash one that the Pakistani state may not survive. Rumors about former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s death in ...

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 ...

ISLAMABAD — Saudi Arabia has awarded its highest national honor to Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, during his visit to Riyadh, Pakistan’s military said Monday, underscoring deepening ...

Pakistan, after all, is the nation where Osama bin Laden found refuge for a decade after the 9/11 massacres. It’s where the ...

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, ...