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NEW DELHI: “Straight Arrow” or “Mullah General”? Both descriptions have been ascribed to Lt Gen. Asim Munir, who was named as the next army chief by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday. Straight Arrow because he is known to call a spade a spade, but also because reportedly, as ISI chief, he told then prime minister […]Read More

NEW DELHI: In a democracy, the appointment of army chief would at best be described as procedural but in Pakistan, a country that has seen army rule for over three decades and where the army calls the shots even when it is not in government, picking the next chief seems as important as a general […]Read More
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