Islamabad/internet/Hyderabad, Dec 5 (Maxim News): Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has become more powerful. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has issued orders appointing him as the first Chief of Defence Forces. Asim Munir will continue as CDF (Chief of Defence Forces) for five years. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif proposed Munir’s name for the post of Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces. However, the Pakistani Presidency posted on its official Twitter account that the proposal has been approved.
Pakistan has recently created the post of Chief of Defence Forces. The post was created last month through the 27th Amendment to the Constitution. The Pakistani government has taken this decision to centralize the military command. The Shehbaz government has been trying for years to give more powers to Asim Munir. In fact, Munir’s three-year term as army chief ended on November 29. The service of Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu has also been extended for another two years. Asif Ali Zardari has expressed his best wishes to both the officers of the Pakistani armed forces. (Maxim News)
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