NEW DELHI: In July this year, rumours were rife that Pakistan's Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, was planning a coup to overthrow the government. However, Munir refrained from doing so, as he was aware that had he done so, there would have been international pressure on him to restore democracy.
When General Pervez Musharraf ousted Nawaz Sharif and installed himself as the President of Pakistan, there was immense pressure on him to restore democracy. Asmi Munir appears to have learnt from that and has instead decided to control the country entirely by himself, while also having a puppet Prime Minister and President in place.
The Pakistani Army Chief is gradually bringing in people from both his family and the army into the administrative division of the country. This would ensure that he gets to control the country, both on the civilian as well as the military side.