The recent tumultuous shift in the national politics of Pakistan was widely reported as triggered by power play between former Prime Minister Imran Khan and leading figures in the country’s powerful military establishment: Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, and the former head of intelligence services (ISI) Lt Gen. Faiz Hameed.
Hameed who was widely expected to replace Bajwa got replaced in October by Lt Gen. Nadeem Ahmad Anjum against Khan’s wishes. Last month, Khan became the first prime minister in Pakistan’s history to be ousted from power after losing a no-confidence vote in the country’s parliament.
