Pakistan's parliament has voted to give army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir new powers and lifetime immunity from arrest and prosecution, a move that critics say paves the way towards autocracy. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s Senate on Monday approved a constitutional amendment that aims to bring sweeping changes to the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In recent South Asian crises, velocity matters more than military power. Velocity means how rapidly responsibility is assigned, actions are authorized, limited operations are executed, and a dominant ...

“The sense of external threat and national unity has led many Pakistanis to rally around the armed forces, although this resurgence in support may prove to be transient.” Posters of Pakistan Army ...

Pakistan, the world’s only Muslim nuclear power, has traditionally been an international sideshow. No longer. The country has ...

In 1971, the conflict in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, was a calculated campaign of violence by the Pakistani government ...

After brokering a critical ceasefire, Pakistan is now set to host crucial talks between Iran and Washington on Saturday, ...

Eliminating the immensely popular leader would not end the crisis; it would unleash one that the Pakistani state may not survive. Rumors about former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s death in ...