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It operationalizes structural changes that have been unfolding within the armed forces over the past year.

Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir visits troops participating in a field training exercise near Narowal and Sialkot, Dec. 3, 2024.

Pakistan’s National Assembly last week passed the Defense Forces of Pakistan Bill. The legislation is part of the ongoing broader set of reforms in the country’s senior military command structure.

The development is significant not merely as a procedural step but as a tangible move to operationalize structural changes that have been unfolding within the armed forces over the past year.