Hail to the chief.

The article looks at civilian-military relations in Pakistan, discussing the rise in popularity of Pakistani Army Chief of Staff Raheel Sharif and its effect on Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. It notes some successes of the Pakistan armed forces against the Pakistani Taliban militant group and the concomitant improvement in security. Other topics include the likelihood of a military coup against the country's civilian government and alleged corruption in the army's commercial operations.