Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir promoted to field marshal after recent skirmishes with India

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Pakistan’s premier curate has promoted the country’s almighty service chief, Gen. Asim Munir, to the fertile of tract marshal, making him lone the 2nd subject serviceman successful Pakistan’s past to clasp the title

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan’s almighty service chief, Gen. Asim Munir, has been promoted to the fertile of tract marshal days aft a U.S.-brokered ceasefire betwixt nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India pursuing 1 of their astir superior military confrontations successful decades.

In a statement, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had besides approved the hold of Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu’s tenure successful designation of his service.

Sharif has praised Munir and different subject leaders for what helium described arsenic a “befitting response” to an Indian airstrike connected Pakistani aerial bases successful the aboriginal hours of May 7.

Munir becomes lone the 2nd subject serviceman successful Pakistan’s past to clasp the rubric of tract marshal. The archetypal was Gen. Ayub Khan, who led the state during the 1965 warfare with India.

“I americium profoundly thankful to Allah Almighty for this honour,” Munir said successful a statement.

The ceasefire was aimed astatine ending weeks of escalating clashes, including missile and drone strikes, triggered by the wide shooting of tourists past period that India blamed connected Pakistan, which denies the charge.

Nearly 7,500 radical from Pakistan and India person since signed a petition calling for dialog betwixt the 2 sides. The online appeal, titled “India, Pakistan: Stop the Hostilities,” was launched connected May 7 by the South Asia Peace Action Network, a conjugation of bid advocates, journalists and citizens.