Overview
- Parliamentary measures vest Munir with command over all services and nuclear forces, extended tenure and broad legal protections, with commentary describing him as a de facto supremo above civilian leaders.
- The Asian Age reports parallel judicial restructuring that curtails the existing top court’s independence as a new, more powerful court is set to take precedence.
- India Today reports Indian authorities uncovered a suspected Jaish‑e‑Mohammed cell in New Delhi on November 10, a development analysts link to worries about a revived low‑threshold proxy strategy, though state direction remains unproven.
- Coverage notes Munir’s external outreach to secure backing from the United States, China and Saudi Arabia, including reported mineral deals, a mutual defence arrangement with Riyadh and efforts to cultivate President Donald Trump.
- India Today underscores Pakistan’s constraints with debt, economic strain and insurgencies in Khyber‑Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, factors that shape the risks and limits of any escalatory posture toward India.