The rise of the general, who has been following in the footsteps of Gen. Pervez Musharaff who went on to become President has been phenomenal, almost magical since the word on the ground is that Pakistan’s armed forces came off second best against India in the military operations of last summer

xThe phrase “Every country has an army, but Pakistan’s army has a country” may have never rung truer than now what with Field Marshal Asim Munir, already promoted to chief of defence forces, being anointed the “supremo” with additional powers and lifelong legal immunity. He is also being vested with across-the-board authority over all branches of the military even as, parallelly, the independence of the country’s top court is being severely limited while a new and more powerful court is being set u

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