Munir

‘Sharif, Munir great’: Trump’s praise and his team’s ‘support for Pak’s right to defend’ against Taliban

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US President Donald Trump on Friday praised Pakistan’s military chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while his administration backed Islamabad’s “right to defend itself” against “attacks” by Afghanistan’s Taliban. File: US President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shake hands as they pose for a photo (REUTERS) Declaring an … Read more

Pakistan-Afghanistan ‘war’ live: Trump praises Asim Munir, PM Sharif; Taliban ready for talks

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A Taliban soldier keeps vigil from inside his post near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Khost province, Afghanistan, February 27, 2026. Pakistan-Afghanistan ‘war’ live: Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers signalled on Friday that they were ready for dialogue, hours after Pakistan carried out strikes in Kabul, Kandahar and other cities in what both sides described as a sharp … Read more

Pak-Afghan skirmish will consolidate Munir and decimate elected leadership in Islamabad

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Pakistan’s bombing of Kabul and declaring an open war on Taliban-ruled Afghanistan reveals that the Islamic Republic has now become a security state which uses military might rather than political dialogue to resolve situations with its neighbors. Clearly, democratic parties have taken a back seat in Pakistan with Field Marshal Asim Munir consolidating his power … Read more