Abbasi will run the government until Sharif's brother Shehbaz is elected as member of parliament
It said the prime minister of Pakistan has neither chosen to condemn the heinous act nor condoled with the bereaved families.
'He will be constrained if and when he tries to set the foreign policy agenda that is not to the liking of the army.'
'It has a natural inclination to foster as much competition among civilian politicians as possible.'
Both Messrs Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri claim to march independently, but most of Pakistan believes they are marching to the Army's tune
'The only quality required in this tenure is to be the military's yes man and that he has the capacity to do so.'
A grieving Pakistan's policy shift towards the Taliban has comes at a great cost, says Shahzad Raza.
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'The army has stopped short of exerting the sort of influence it may have done historically.' 'It is comfortable with its relations with the civilian government as the superior partner.'
The developments in Af-Pak region, particularly the fall out of Pak political paralysis, would make President Xi Jinping's task a little more complicated, says Colonel R Hariharan.
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