The myth of the dovish general
Now that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has appointed Qamar Bajwa as the next chief of army staff, there are some sighs of relief that are understandable, there are others that…
The general’s legacy
“A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.” — Shannon L. Alder Weeks after taking over the army command, General Raheel Sharif…
A ‘five-star’ general
Trying to justify his many self-granted "extensions", Musharraf did Raheel Sharif (and the Army) no favour putting him on the spot by campaigning in the media recently for his "extension".…
The testimony of a general
Part - III A year after Lt-Gen Majid Malik began his comfortable exile in Morocco, Gen Zia overthrew Bhutto and assumed all powers. The figurehead president, Zahoor Elahi, was eventually…
A ‘five-star’ general
Trying to justify his many self-granted "extensions", Musharraf did Raheel Sharif (and the Army) no favour putting him on the spot by campaigning in the media recently for his "extension".…
Halfway to the 2018 general election
The writer is an analyst and commentator. Tomorrow will mark the midway point since the 2013 general election. A lot has happened in the two and a half years that…
View Point: The general’s ‘decision’
The sense of satisfaction with which the news of Army chief General Raheel Sharif's "I don't believe in extension and will retire on the due date" statement has been greeted…
A general’s views
LATELY, Pervez Musharraf has been unburdening himself of some of his views on democracy. In a BBC interview, he said that while he believed in democracy, he did not consider…
What would Kayani have done?
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s speech of June 2006 has set off a storm in the country in April 2014. This may be the only speech that had an incubation period…
‘I made all my generals…’
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is no Napoleon Bonaparte; nor is he a Niccolo Machiavelli. The seemingly surprise appointment of Lieutenant-General Raheel Sharif, the third in the seniority order, as the…
