The Field Marshal’s Baton: Asim Munir’s Ascension and the Shadow of a Dictator

The news reverberated through Pakistan: Asim Munir has been bestowed with the rare and prestigious rank of Field Marshal. This significant development marks him as Pakistan’s 2nd Field Marshal in the nation’s history, a distinction that immediately casts a long, historical shadow. The first, Ayub Khan, eventually became a dictator, a fact that has fueled…

‘Heart bleeds’: Kashmiris grieve children killed on India-Pakistan frontier | India-Pakistan Tensions News

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Javaid Iqbal opens a photo on his mobile phone. It shows a little girl sporting a pink woollen beanie, a grey trinket slung loosely around her neck – her face beaming in a wide smile. Five-year-old Maryam, his daughter, who happily posed for the photo only last month. Today, she is no…