Pakistan’s Generals Get a Reputational Boost

Pakistan’s Generals Get a Reputational Boost

The country’s powerful military emerges as a winner from the latest conflict with India.

It is the first time since the fifties that a military is given this honour. General Asim Munir is thus clearly strengthened from the conflict over Kashmir. For the relationship with the civilian government the question raises.

Beloved strongman: Support for Pakistan army chief Munir surges after India conflict

Pakistan's army chief Genl Asim Munir is the most powerful man in the country, but his popular support has surged after the worst conflict in decades with arch-rival India, shattering criticism of interference in politics and harshly cracking down on opponents.

Beloved strongman: Support for Pakistan army chief surges after India conflict

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's army chief General Asim Munir is the most powerful man in the country, but his popular support has surged after the worst conflict in decades with arch-rival India, shattering criticism of interference in politics and harshly cracking down on opponents. Read more at straitstimes.com.

(ISLAMABAD) - Pakistan's army chief, General Asim Munir, will be promoted to the rank of five-star general, the highest in nearly 60 years, the Prime Minister's Office said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. His promotion comes after Pakistan in May erupted in its worst military conflict with India in nearly three decades. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the five-star rank given to General Munir was in recognition of his strategic acumen…