Pakistan PM approves summary appointing Field Marshal Asim Munir as first chief of defense forces

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved a summary appointing Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir as the new chief of defense forces (CDF) and chief of army staff (COAS) on Thursday and has sent it to the president for approval, a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said on Thursday. The CDF’s post was created under the 27th constitutional amendment approved by Pakistan’s parliament last month. The new position replaces the office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), which was formally abolished on Nov.

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