It was a jovial scene. President Iskander Mirza and his new Premier, General Mohammed Ayub Khan, sat having tea together for the benefit of newsreel cameramen. Like the good friends they were, they ...

Pakistan’s hybrid regime has hardened into a lasting political order, where political parties and civilian leaders exist ...

The bulk of our population in villages as well as towns gets the creeps when there is any mention of the politicians coming back into power again. —General Ayub Khan After eight months of cleaning out ...

Pakistan, no stranger to military coups, is once again abuzz with speculation as fresh rumours of an impending takeover circulate in the media. The chatter coincides with the 47th anniversary of ...

The Pakistani government on Tuesday promoted its current army chief, General Asim Munir, to the rank of Field Marshal. This was only the second time in the country's history that the title was ...