Pakistan army chief Asim Munir promoted to field marshal, highest military rank in country
NEW DELHI:
Pakistan
government on Tuesday promoted its army chief General
Asim Munir
to the rank of
field marshal
, Geo News reported.
The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
A statement issued by the prime minister's office said that PM Shehbaz met President Asif Ali Zardari and took him into confidence regarding this decision, Pakistani media outlet
The Dawn
reported.
This comes after Indian armed forced launched a precision strikes on nine terrorist spots on Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under '
Operation Sindoor
.'
Following this, Indian armed forces thwarted Pakistan's attempt to carry out drone and missile strikes across LoC and International Borders.
After several days of confrontation along the Line of Control (LoC), both nations agreed to a ceasefire on May 10. India clarified its position, stating that whilst military operations would cease, there would be no diplomatic discussions with Islamabad.
(This is a developing story)
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