A Pakistani opposition leader was among more than three dozen members and supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan's ...

Social media is abuzz with speculations that Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir may take over as president ...

Militant commanders in Pakistan are often collectively referred to as “Taliban,” but they groups possess varied origins, motivations, tactics, and leadership. These profiles offer insight.

ISLAMABAD—The removal of Nawaz Sharif as Pakistan’s prime minister by the courts and the takeover of the position by his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif could hand more power to the country’s ...

Pakistan has appointed Lieutenant General Raheel Sharif as its next army chief, one of the most powerful positions in the nuclear-armed nation.

As U.S.-China competition intensifies, Pakistan’s army fears getting trapped in a cul-de-sac with Beijing. ... and the military leaders increasingly view him as more of a liability than an asset.

With Pakistan also grappling with a devastating economic crisis, a showdown between the military and its most popular political leader could push the nation of 220 million to the brink of chaos.

The military was in fact essential to Khan’s coming to national power in 2018. In response to the alleged rigging of that year’s elections, opposition parties including the PML-N and the PPP banded ...