Munir’s promotion draws eerie parallels with the rise of General Ayub Khan, Pakistan’s first field marshal and military dictator, who ruled the country after overthrowing civilian leadership.

He is the second army chief to be promoted to this rank after General Ayub Khan in 1959 Pakistan’s Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir has been promoted to the rank of Field Marshal becoming only ...

In a surprising move, the Pakistan government has promoted General Asim Munir to the rank of field marshal, a decision made during a cabinet meeting led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

The first was Gen. Ayub Khan, who led the country during the 1965 war with India. “I am deeply thankful to Allah Almighty for this honour,” Munir said in a statement. Nearly 7,500 people from ...

The promotion is the first since Pakistani dictator General Ayub Khan made himself a field marshal in 1965, he said. With the new ceremonial rank, he said, Munir will remain the army chief.

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It has only been awarded to one other — General Mohammad Ayub Khan — by the presidential cabinet in 1959. It is a ceremonial five-star rank that usually signifies extraordinary leadership and ...

General Mohammad Ayub Khan was conferred the rank by the presidential cabinet. “The Government of Pakistan has approved the promotion of General Syed Asim Munir (Nishan-i-Imtiaz Military ...

Pakistan has promoted its Army chief General Asim Munir to the rank of Field Marshal on Tuesday, as per a report by Pak news website Geo News. "The federal government on Tuesday promoted Chief of ...

The first was former president Mohammad Ayub Khan, who was awarded the title in 1959. Read More: Air Chief Marshal gets extension after Operation Bunyanum Mursoos success He joined the Pakistan ...

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