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Book Excerpt | AFSPA, And When Army Enters The Realm Of Governance
There is a difference between rights violations in wartime and peacetime, governed by domestic law and subject to judicial review. This is where the vesting of the armed forces with AFSPA powers is unique in terms of its interface with democracy.
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Jailed Pak Ex PM Imran Khan Says Will Hold Talks Only With Powerful Establishment
Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan Monday dismissed rumours about negotiations with the Pakistan government, saying he will hold talks only with the powerful establishment to end the political impasse in the country.
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Myanmar Military Extends Emergency Rule For Another 6 Months: Report
The military put the country under emergency rule for a year when it took power in a February 2021 coup, deposing the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi and triggering nationwide street protests that it violently crushed.
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New Pakistan Government Will Rely On "Goodwill Of Military", Say Experts
Pakistan's voters expressed their disillusionment with the nation's powerful military in a surprising election result earlier this month. But the army is still poised to have more control from behind the scenes than ever.
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Pakistan Investors Brace For Thunderbolt As Imran Khan Tests Army
Pakistan investors are bracing for a sudden jolt as former premier Imran Khan's showdown with the powerful military, and the government, reaches a tipping point.
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Pak To Propose Bill That Criminalises Army, Judiciary Defamation: Report
The Pakistani government has prepared a bill that proposes to change the criminal law and states that anyone who ridicules or scandalises the country's powerful army and the judiciary through any medium will undergo a five-year prison sentence.
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"Hands Were Tied, Blackmailed": Imran Khan's All-Out Attack On Pak Army
In an unusual attack on Pakistan's military, ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan has admitted that his government was a "weak one" which was "blackmailed from everywhere" as the power was not with him and "everyone knows where that is".
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"Keep Us Out Of Politics": Pakistan Army's Warning To Critics
Pakistan's powerful army warned its critics on Sunday to avoid throwing dirt on the premier institution as it took "strong exception" to "intensified and deliberate attempts" to drag it into politics after the removal of the government of Imran Khan.
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"Imran Khan Begged Pak Army Till Last Minute": Nawaz Sharif's Daughter
Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan was so desperate to cling to power that he "begged" the military establishment till the last minute to save his government, ruling PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz has alleged.
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After Nagaland Army Op, State To Move Against Controversial Act AFSPA
Amid outrage over the mistaken killings of 14 civilians in a botched army operation against insurgents, the Nagaland government will write to the Centre calling for the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
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"Always Opposed AFSPA, Should Be Repealed": Nagaland Chief Minister
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has joined his Meghalaya counterpart, Conrad Sangma, in slamming the central government over the continued imposition of the hugely controversial AFSPA - Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
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Coup Was "Inevitable": Myanmar Army Chief Min Aung Hlaing
The military takeover ousting Aung San Suu Kyi's government from power in Myanmar was "inevitable", the country's army chief said Tuesday.
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Army Helps In Kolkata But Protests Smoulder In Cyclone-Battered Bengal
The Indian Army was in action in Bengal on Sunday, helping the Mamata Banerjee government deal with the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan, which tore through coastal Bengal and large parts of Kolkata on Wednesday, uprooting thousands of trees, destroying tens of thousands of homes and leaving lakhs without power, water and sanitation.
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"Tried Everything": Israel's Netanyahu After Failing To Form Government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday gave up his struggle to form a governing coalition after last month's dead-heat national election, opening a possible path to power for his rival, former army chief of staff Benny Gantz.
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Indian Army Adds Mahindra e-Verito EVs To Its Official Fleet To Reduce Carbon Footprint
Keeping up with the central government's policies to switch to electric mobility, the Indian army has employed electric vehicles as part of its fleet. In partnership with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), a Joint Venture of Central PSUs under Ministry of Power, the Indian Army will be using the EVs for the use of its officials in New Delhi wit...
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Book Excerpt | AFSPA, And When Army Enters The Realm Of Governance
There is a difference between rights violations in wartime and peacetime, governed by domestic law and subject to judicial review. This is where the vesting of the armed forces with AFSPA powers is unique in terms of its interface with democracy.
-
Jailed Pak Ex PM Imran Khan Says Will Hold Talks Only With Powerful Establishment
Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan Monday dismissed rumours about negotiations with the Pakistan government, saying he will hold talks only with the powerful establishment to end the political impasse in the country.
-
Myanmar Military Extends Emergency Rule For Another 6 Months: Report
The military put the country under emergency rule for a year when it took power in a February 2021 coup, deposing the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi and triggering nationwide street protests that it violently crushed.
-
New Pakistan Government Will Rely On "Goodwill Of Military", Say Experts
Pakistan's voters expressed their disillusionment with the nation's powerful military in a surprising election result earlier this month. But the army is still poised to have more control from behind the scenes than ever.
-
Pakistan Investors Brace For Thunderbolt As Imran Khan Tests Army
Pakistan investors are bracing for a sudden jolt as former premier Imran Khan's showdown with the powerful military, and the government, reaches a tipping point.
-
Pak To Propose Bill That Criminalises Army, Judiciary Defamation: Report
The Pakistani government has prepared a bill that proposes to change the criminal law and states that anyone who ridicules or scandalises the country's powerful army and the judiciary through any medium will undergo a five-year prison sentence.
-
"Hands Were Tied, Blackmailed": Imran Khan's All-Out Attack On Pak Army
In an unusual attack on Pakistan's military, ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan has admitted that his government was a "weak one" which was "blackmailed from everywhere" as the power was not with him and "everyone knows where that is".
-
"Keep Us Out Of Politics": Pakistan Army's Warning To Critics
Pakistan's powerful army warned its critics on Sunday to avoid throwing dirt on the premier institution as it took "strong exception" to "intensified and deliberate attempts" to drag it into politics after the removal of the government of Imran Khan.
-
"Imran Khan Begged Pak Army Till Last Minute": Nawaz Sharif's Daughter
Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan was so desperate to cling to power that he "begged" the military establishment till the last minute to save his government, ruling PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz has alleged.
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After Nagaland Army Op, State To Move Against Controversial Act AFSPA
Amid outrage over the mistaken killings of 14 civilians in a botched army operation against insurgents, the Nagaland government will write to the Centre calling for the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
-
"Always Opposed AFSPA, Should Be Repealed": Nagaland Chief Minister
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has joined his Meghalaya counterpart, Conrad Sangma, in slamming the central government over the continued imposition of the hugely controversial AFSPA - Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
-
Coup Was "Inevitable": Myanmar Army Chief Min Aung Hlaing
The military takeover ousting Aung San Suu Kyi's government from power in Myanmar was "inevitable", the country's army chief said Tuesday.
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Army Helps In Kolkata But Protests Smoulder In Cyclone-Battered Bengal
The Indian Army was in action in Bengal on Sunday, helping the Mamata Banerjee government deal with the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan, which tore through coastal Bengal and large parts of Kolkata on Wednesday, uprooting thousands of trees, destroying tens of thousands of homes and leaving lakhs without power, water and sanitation.
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"Tried Everything": Israel's Netanyahu After Failing To Form Government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday gave up his struggle to form a governing coalition after last month's dead-heat national election, opening a possible path to power for his rival, former army chief of staff Benny Gantz.
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Indian Army Adds Mahindra e-Verito EVs To Its Official Fleet To Reduce Carbon Footprint
Keeping up with the central government's policies to switch to electric mobility, the Indian army has employed electric vehicles as part of its fleet. In partnership with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), a Joint Venture of Central PSUs under Ministry of Power, the Indian Army will be using the EVs for the use of its officials in New Delhi wit...
