Determined to oust Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, tens of thousands of protesters on Friday marched towards the capital in two separate convoys as clashes erupted with opposition leader Imran Khan claiming that ruling PML-N activists fired at his vehicle.
How does the country's civilian government reclaim legitimacy after the names of many Pakistanis, including the family members of PM Nawaz Sharif, figured in the leaked documents.
The 'surgical strikes' by India have made the army in Pakistan look unprepared. To prove itself the army will need to hit back: It could be in Kashmir or outside
The Pakistani Supreme Court ordered for a joint investigation team to probe the allegations of money laundering against his family.
Pakistan opposition leader Imran Khan on Sunday warned the Nawaz Sharif government that thousands of his supporters could enter the high-security Red Zone in Islamabad if the Prime Minister refused to quit, even as popular cleric Tahir-ul Qadri issued a 48-hour ultimatum demanding the same.
It said the prime minister of Pakistan has neither chosen to condemn the heinous act nor condoled with the bereaved families.
Abbasi will run the government until Sharif's brother Shehbaz is elected as member of parliament
'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.'
'The only quality required in this tenure is to be the military's yes man and that he has the capacity to do so.'
Both Messrs Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri claim to march independently, but most of Pakistan believes they are marching to the Army's tune
A grieving Pakistan's policy shift towards the Taliban has comes at a great cost, says Shahzad Raza.
Here's a glimpse at what happened around the world last week.
Namo, Namo as India's prime minister? Not yet, says Pakistan-based journalist Amir Mateen.
'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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