World News | Pakistan Govt Promotes Army Chief General Asim Munir as Field Marshal

Islamabad, May 20 (PTI) Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir was on Tuesday promoted as the Field Marshal for "successfully" leading the armed forces in the recent conflict with India, state-run TV reported.

The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

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The state-run PTV reported that the cabinet took the important decision to “promote General Asim Munir as Field Marshal” of the country.

The decision was taken for his "exemplary role" in the conflict with India, it added.

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(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)