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Pakistani Military
![Raheel Sharif's Legacy in Pakistan Raheel Sharif's Legacy in Pakistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-27_21-21-30.jpg)
Raheel Sharif's Legacy in Pakistan
By Hamzah Rifaat Hussain
General Raheel Sharif leaves behind a legacy that his successor should emulate.
![Meet Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Pakistan's Next Chief of Army Staff Meet Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Pakistan's Next Chief of Army Staff](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-26_17-59-22.jpg)
Meet Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Pakistan's Next Chief of Army Staff
By Ankit Panda
General Qamar Javed Bajwa will replace General Raheel Sharif as Pakistan's chief of army staff.
![SAARC Summit Cancellation Will Sting Pakistan, But Won't Prevent the Next Uri or Pathankot SAARC Summit Cancellation Will Sting Pakistan, But Won't Prevent the Next Uri or Pathankot](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-27_18-31-18.jpg)
SAARC Summit Cancellation Will Sting Pakistan, But Won't Prevent the Next Uri or Pathankot
By Ankit Panda
The cancellation of a regional summit is embarrassing, no doubt, but won't stop attacks like Uri from taking place.
![Could India and Pakistan Go to War? Could India and Pakistan Go to War?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-23_20-46-25.jpg)
Could India and Pakistan Go to War?
By Michael Kugelman
A shooting war is unlikely, but covert activities are a strong possibility.
![Uri, Kashmir, and Beyond: India's Strategic Options in Dealing With Cross-Border Terror Uri, Kashmir, and Beyond: India's Strategic Options in Dealing With Cross-Border Terror](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-22_01-00-27.jpg)
Uri, Kashmir, and Beyond: India's Strategic Options in Dealing With Cross-Border Terror
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The Diplomat's Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran discuss India-Pakistan relations after the Uri attack.
Why Do Coups Happen in Pakistan: A Rejoinder
By Ahsan Yousaf Chaudhary
An alternative explanation for the frequency of military rule in Pakistan.
![Why the Pakistani State Can't Seem to Figure Out the MQM in Karachi Why the Pakistani State Can't Seem to Figure Out the MQM in Karachi](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-29_21-54-17.jpg)
Why the Pakistani State Can't Seem to Figure Out the MQM in Karachi
By Umair Jamal
By sidelining Karachi’s genuine leadership, the military is only sliding the city into a novel security and political vacuum.
![US Assistance to Pakistan Set to Fall to Lowest Level Since 2007 US Assistance to Pakistan Set to Fall to Lowest Level Since 2007](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-26_15-34-04.jpg)
US Assistance to Pakistan Set to Fall to Lowest Level Since 2007
By Ankit Panda
The decline in U.S. assistance isn't surprising given broader regional geopolitical trends and alignments.
![US May Suspend $300 Million Military Reimbursement for Pakistan US May Suspend $300 Million Military Reimbursement for Pakistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-04_19-14-09.jpg)
US May Suspend $300 Million Military Reimbursement for Pakistan
By Ankit Panda
Ash Carter won't certify that Pakistan is adequately targeting the Haqqani network.
![The Torkham Incident: Why Afghanistan and Pakistan Exchanged Fire The Torkham Incident: Why Afghanistan and Pakistan Exchanged Fire](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-08_14-57-10.jpg)
The Torkham Incident: Why Afghanistan and Pakistan Exchanged Fire
By Rohan Joshi
The tensions that led to an explosion of hostilities across the Afghan-Pakistan border have been long simmering.
![Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Has Failed, Resulting in Regional Isolation Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Has Failed, Resulting in Regional Isolation](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-15_16-45-18.jpg)
Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Has Failed, Resulting in Regional Isolation
By Aziz Amin Ahmadzai & Mona Naseer
Pakistan's regional isolation can't be in its long-term national self-interest.
![Pakistan’s Way of Fighting Militancy: Wait Until the War Comes Home Pakistan’s Way of Fighting Militancy: Wait Until the War Comes Home](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-25_14-55-06.jpg)
Pakistan’s Way of Fighting Militancy: Wait Until the War Comes Home
By Umair Jamal
The state’s policy of allowing fundamentalist groups to operate and preach freely in the country has radicalized Pakistani society.