Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir has been promoted to the topmost military rank of Field Marshal, which is an honour awarded only on the rarest of occasions and on achieving a stellar operational record in the armed forces.
Pakistan’s Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has ‘approved’ a proposal to promote the army chief, media reports said.
The announcement comes days after a series of military escalations against India, following Operation Sindoor, which New Delhi launched in response to the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22.Our forefathers believed that we were different from Hindus in every possible aspect of life. Our religion is different. Our customs are different. Our traditions are different. Our thoughts are different. Our ambitions are different… That was the foundation of the two-nation theory. It was laid on the belief that we are two nations, not one,”General Munir had said in his infamous speech.
“You must tell this to your children so that they never forget the story of Pakistan,” he had said and added, “Our forefathers made immense sacrifices, and we too, have sacrificed a lot for the creation of this country… My dear brothers and sisters, and sons and daughters, please do not forget this story.”
Terror outfit Resistance Front, an offshoot of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, carried out the Pahalgam attack and was believed to be backed by Pakistan.
This led to India’s military response against terrorism called ‘Operation Sindoor’, in which India struck terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with precision missile attacks.
Nine major terrorist camps and related infrastructure were destroyed.
