ISI ex-chief may succeed Musharraf as army chief:

If Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf wins the October 6 presidential polls and keeps his pledge to remove his uniform, a westernised, chain-smoking 'spy' could soon become the most powerful man......

Pakistan elections: Keeping fingers crossed

General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani, Pakistan's chief of the army staff, has sought to ensure that the elections be held on February 18, 2008, as scheduled by entering into an informal ceasefire agreement......

Ex-ISI chief appointed Musharraf's successor

President General Pervez Musharraf made the following appointments in thePakistani Armed Forces on October 2, 2007: Lt Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani, presently director-general of the Inter-Services......

Why it's crunch time for Pakistan

One thing you cannot accuse the Pakistani media of is a lack of sense of humour. As a Pakistani friend puts it, "without humour, at times gallows humour, we couldn't have survived numerous......