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The much-hyped tug-of-war between the government and the army in the recent past, and the seemingly deteriorating civil-military ties, have been under the proverbial microscope for a while now. Given Pakistan’s history, anything from a potential military takeover to democracy finally finding its feet in the country has been predicted by a wide gamut of analysts. We asked Dr Saeed Shafqat, author of Pakistan’s Military: The Challenge of Sustaining Democracy in Pakistan, Dr Hassan Askari Rizvi, author of The Military and Politics in Pakistan, and Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, author of Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy, the various questions that have risen recently