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Pakistan is more confident, both in its military capabilities and diplomatic space regionally and beyond, and has moved beyond a purely defensive posture
Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Syed Asim Munir being conferred the baton of field marshal by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, May 23, 2025.
On May 10 this year, Pakistan’s Army Chief and Field Marshal Asim Munir addressed a high-profile ceremony at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi to mark the first anniversary of Pakistan’s Marka-e-Haq, its response to India’s Operation Sindoor in May 2025.
In a speech that combined his reflection on the conflict, doctrinal changes on the future of warfare, and the country’s ambitions, Munir offered one of the most comprehensive official assessments yet of what Pakistan believes it achieved in last year’s confrontation with India and how it sees the future of warfare in the region.
