GHQ and the race for the White House
The choice facing Pakistan, and the danger lurking underneath the appearance of things, can be starkly put: is Gen Raheel Sharif about to fade into the sunset just like that…
GHQ and PML-N
Capital suggestion Are the generals at war with the PML-N? To be certain, the ‘highest form of generalship is to conquer by strategy, without resorting to war’. What do the…
GHQ, IK and Qadri
Capital suggestion What do Pakistani generals want? Answer: The same thing any general in a state of war would want – support from all other pillars of the state. And…
PML-N, TTP and GHQ
Capital suggestion There are three primary stakeholders in the current high stake conflict: the PML-N, the TTP and the GHQ. It is extremely important to understand and identify both the…
Smoke signals from the GHQ
The western media, like its counterpart here, has a morbid tendency to churn out Pakistan-related analyses that are often speculative and, at times, verge on the sensational. Earlier in the…
GHQ and dangerous binaries
One of the cardinal rules of public life is that every opportunity to communicate is golden, none should ever be wasted. In the age of information overload, with dozens of…
GHQ attack — beyond conspiracy theories
General Headquarters (GHQ) is the nerve centre of the Pakistani military and is guarded by an Infantry battalion, along with a similar number of defence security guards (DSG). Well over…
On tenterhooks
When the spokesperson of the government of Pakistan, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, appears on the news channels at an ungodly hour of well past midnight – early Wednesday morning –…
Controversial justice
FOLLOWING a nod from the apex court, a Field General Court Martial (FGCM) has announced its decision to sentence 25 PTI supporters to varying terms of rigorous imprisonment for their involvement in the May…
Why flash the bat at every ball?
‘WELL left’ is a term used in cricket when a batter judges the line and length of a potentially problematic ball correctly and, rather than taking the risk of playing…
