Tag: Pakistan
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Terror by Design: How the Wahhabi Pakistan Army and ISI Manufacture Fear to Cement Asim Munir’s Rule
In Pakistan’s history of military overreach, the so-called 27th Constitutional Amendment represents not reform, but legalised absolutism. The amendment effectively crowns General Asim Munir as a lifelong ruler — granting him immunity, unified command of all armed forces, and the ability to override civilian and judicial oversight. But behind this political earthquake lies a darker…
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The Repressed Protest: TLP in Pakistan’s Political-Military Order
The Rise and Role of TLP TLP emerged around 2015 as a political-religious force rooted in the Barelvi tradition, led initially by Khadim Rizvi and now by his son Saad Hussain Rizvi. The party quickly adopted a confrontational posture: mass mobilisation, street protests, and a willingness to bring the state to a standstill over perceived…