New Delhi: Field Marshal Asim Munir has officially taken over as Pakistan’s first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), marking Pakistan’s biggest military overhaul since the 1970s with him firmly entrenched as its supreme head.

Munir’s tenure is now extended up to at least 2035.

On Thursday, President Asif Ali Zardari approved Munir’s appointment as both CDF and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) for a five-year term, ending days of speculation over the delay in issuing the notification. Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had forwarded a summary recommending the role for Munir to the Presidency. Show Full Article

The failure to issue the notification immediately, particularly after the abolition of the chairman joint chiefs of staff committee (CJCSC) post 27 November, coinciding with Ge

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