Show Notes
On paper, Field Marshal Asim Munir is the most powerful man in Pakistan. He has the Army, the intelligence agencies, and a constitutional amendment that effectively grants him unlimited power. So why is he seemingly terrified of a 73-year-old man locked in a 6x8 cell in Adiala Jail?
In this episode of In Our Defence, host Dev Goswami and defence expert Sandeep Unnithan peel back the layers of Islamabad's power struggle.
Is the conflict actually a deep-rooted ethnic clash between the Punjabi-dominated Army and Imran Khan's Pashtun base?
The Adiala Curse: Why does every Pakistani Prime Minister eventually fall out with the Army?
The God Complex: What ingredients create a Pakistani General who thinks he is the saviour of Pakistan?
The Endgame: Does Munir keep Khan locked up forever or will a 'Black Swan' event completely upend Pakistani politics?
Produced by Areeb Raza
Sound mixed by Rohan Bharti
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