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India will never be able to achieve her nefarious designs: COAS

RAWALPINDI: General Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited frontline troops in the Rakhchikri Sector of Line of Control (LOC). According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the COAS was briefed on the latest situation along LOC & operational preparedness of the formation. He interacted with officers and soldiers and appreciated their high morale, professional competence and combat readiness while performing their duties in challenging conditions. Gen Asim Munir emphasised, “We have noticed highly irresponsible statements from Indian Idrship on GB & AJK recently. Let me make it categorically clear, Pakistan s armed forces are ever ready, not only

US Centcom chief felicitates COAS Asim Munir

WASHINGTON: US Centcom chief Michael Erik Kurilla felicitated Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir on assuming charge of his new responsibility. A statement from US Centcom spokesman Col Joe Buccino said that Gen Kurilla spoke via video teleconference with new Pakistan Army Chief. General Munir and General Kurilla have a previously established relationship from General Kurilla s time as CENTCOM Chief of Staff, he said “General Kurilla congratulated General Munir on his new position and the two leaders discussed US-Pakistan security cooperation efforts and strengthening the bilateral relationship,” reads the statement. Gen Munir assumed command of the Pakistan Army

Imran finally congratulates new army leadership

ISLAMABAD: Former Prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan has congratulated the new army leadership. In a tweet, Khan said, “Congratulations to Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza as new CJCSC & Gen Syed Asim Munir as new COAS.” “We hope the new mly ldrship will work to end prevailing trust deficit that has built up in last 8 months between the nation and the State. Strength of the State is derived from its people,” he added. Earlier, yhe Change of Command ceremony for the chief of army staff took place on Tuesday morning at GHQ in Rawalpindi, where General Asim Munir

General Syed Asim Munir takes charge as Pakistan’s 17th army chief

RAWALPINDI: The Change of Command ceremony for the chief of army staff took place on Tuesday morning at GHQ in Rawalpindi, where General Syed Asim Munir assumed command of the Pakistan Army. General Qamar Javed Bajwa was presented a farewell salute after he passed the baton of command to Gen Asim Munir. Gen Munir was picked by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to succeed Gen Bajwa last week. Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, senior serving and retired officers, diplomats as well as government functionaries were in attendance. Prior to the ceremony, both Gen Bajwa and Gen

Pak Army’s change of command ceremony being held at GHQ today

The change of command ceremony of the Pakistan Army will be held at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi today (Tuesday). According to ISPR, the outgoing Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa will hand over the baton of command to the newly appointed Army Chief General Asim Munir. General Asim Munir will be the 17th Army Chief to assume the command of the Pakistan Army. Earlier on Monday, outgoing Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa held separate farewell meetings with President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The prime minister expressed best wishes for Gen Bajwa, and

President Alvi signs summary to appoint Lt Gen Asim Munir as new COAS, Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad as CJCSC

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has signed summary forwarded by PM Shehbaz Sharif on the appointment of new army chief General Asim Munir and Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad. Earlier today, Government has decided to appoint Lieutenant General Asim Munir as new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC). Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb made the announcement on Twitter, saying the premier had made the choice while exercising his constitutional powers. She further said that Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza had been

A New Dawn Awaits (Opinion)

Pakistan is a country of consequences and consequently, the army chief of the world’s only Muslim nuclear power is a consequential man – to say the least.  Chatter at home suggests that it is this office, the Chief of Army Staff which holds ultimate and final power, even more than the one which makes this appointment, the PM Office.  Some would go as far as saying that when a Prime Minister appoints a Chief of Army Staff, he is in effect selecting his boss for at least the next 3 years.  Such are the civil-military dynamics which hound the land

President Alvi to meet Imran Khan today

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has departed for Lahore on Thursday. He is expected to meet PTI Chairman Imran Khan after the federal government’s announcement of the appointment of new army chief and the chairman joint chiefs of staff committee. Special security arrangements have been made at Nur Khan Airbase for the president’s departure via chartered plane.

Govt retains Lt General Asim Munir

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has retained LT General Asim Munir. Eaelier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has picked Lieutenant General Asim Munir to succeed outgoing army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. The selection, which caps weeks of speculation, is now pending the president’s approval. Lt Gen Munir entered the service via the Officers Training School program in Mangla, and was commissioned into the Frontier Force Regiment. He has been a close aide of Gen Bajwa ever since he commanded troops in the Force Command Northern Areas as a brigadier under the outgoing army chief, who was then Commander X Corps. Lt

What is Gen Asim Munir’s role in Diamond necklace given to Bushra Bibi?

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has dodged a million-dollar question. According to the details, in the video, Imran Khan can be heard interacting with journalists as he walks to his vehicle. This is after a local court in Islamabad granted his bail application in a terrorism case. As the journalists followed him, they tossed him a variety of questions. In response to a question, the PTI chief said he is becoming more dangerous every day. Imran also said that he would reveal to whom the message regarding him becoming dangerous was intended. A journalist

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