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A major rift has erupted publicly between the Pakistan military, the real power centre of the country and the Islamic religious scholars. The religious leaders are questioning the unhindered powers, life-long immunity rendered to the military leader Asim Munir as per the latest 27th constitutional amendment. The rift and dissatisfaction …

NEW DELHI: Pakistani opposition leader and chief of Maulana Fazlur Rehman delivered a sharp and unusually direct critique of Pakistan’s military leadership on December 23, singling out Army chief Asim Munir and questioning the consistency of Islamabad’s cross-border security doctrine. In a speech that has triggered wide political discussion, Maulana …