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The article offers the author's insights regarding the assassination of senior officers of the Pakistan Army by militants since 2002. Among the senior officers include Karachi Corps Commander Lieutenant General Ahsan Saleem Hayat, Surgeon General of Pakistan Army Lieutenant General Mushtaq Ahmad Beg, and Brigadier Moinuddin Ahmad.

The article focuses on the Pakistan Army along with the outlook for the Army from 2014-2015. Topics discussed include the administration of General Raheel Sharif who was appointed as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) in November 2013 to the Army, the military policy of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and the significant role of General Ishfaq Nadeem Ahmad and Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar towards conducting successful conduct of military operations.

The article discusses the selection of the first native commander-in-chief (C-in-C) in Pakistan. Outlined is the appointment of General Robert Lockhart as the first C-in-C. The recognition of regiments as the holders of the British C-in-Cs in India is noted. The historical background of the senior positions and accelerated promotions in the country since its independence is also traced.

The article profiles Major General Muhammad Akbar Khan of the British Indian Army and Pakistan Army, the senior most Muslim officer during the independence in 1947 and son of Risaldar Major Fazal Dad Khan. It discusses the involvement of Khan's family in the Army in which five of his brothers also served in the army, his career in psychoanalysis, and military accomplishment . Khan was among the Indian men given commission as officers when officer rank of Indian army after the First World War.

The article provides an overview of military operations conducted by the Pakistani Army. Several key topics being highlighted include military efforts to limit civilian casualties during operations, militants' escape routes, and the deep suspicion between army and civilian administrators of tribal areas.

The article focuses on the restrictions imposed by the Tehreek-E-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on the Army. It mentions that the protestors severely damaged the army's reputation and people believed that the TLP protest was actively supported by the army to undermine the Nawaz Sharif government. It mentions that TLP marched from Lahore to Islamabad to protest the planned anti-Islam caricature competition in Holland.

The article reflects on the life of Abdullah Saeed and his wife, Anjum, in Pakistan. It says that Abdullah started his career in 6 Frontier Force (FF) Regiment after he graduated the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) course in 1948. However, it notes that development of Abdullah's career was hampered by his religious beliefs, Ahmadi, and the increased of mob violence caused him to leave his country and migrate in the U.S. He died due to colon cancer away from native land in April 1988.

The article reports on an incident on April 6, 2012, where a large block of ice wiped out the battalion headquarters of 6th Northern Light Infantry (NLI) of the Pakistan Army at Gayari in Siachin. The incident killed 138 soldiers and civilians attached to 6th NLI; all buried under several feet of snow. Among the casualties were commanding officer (CO) Lieutenant Colonel Tanvir ul Hassan, Major Zakaul Haq and regimental medical officer (RMO) Captain Haleemullah Jan.