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11.07.2025
Going by the majority of predictions made by our local pundits who analyse to death the political situation, on that front 2011 is destined to bring in much of a muchness. Though, as in this country plans tend to go no further than a day ahead, it is never safe to foretell what may happen even tomorrow. Of late, in certain sections of the press, there have been mumblings and grumblings about the lack of a proper perspective in the military-civil relationship. Why, it is asked, is an essential principle of public service not evident? Why is it that elected governments are unable to set policies that are implemented by the army? How is it that it is the reverse in Pakistan (despite last year’s prime ministerial bloomer about ‘my army’), that the generals set the policies and the government — all governments — follow. How is it that the generals openly manipulate both government and parliament when not in........

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