Pakistan army chief field marshal Asim Munir hosted his daughter’s wedding last week in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, where she was married to her first cousin, Abdul Rehman, according to Pakistani media reports. The ceremony was attended by senior political leaders and top military officials but was kept low-key due to security considerations, with […]
Pakistan’s chief of defence forces field marshal Syed Asim Munir, was on Monday conferred with Saudi Arabia’s highest civilian honour, the King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellence, during his official visit to the Kingdom.The award was granted under a Royal Decree issued by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. […]
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan (File photo) Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the country’s army chief and de-facto ruler Asim Munir, calling him a “mentally unstable man.” He also claimed that field marshal Munir’s policies were “disastrous” for Pakistan and accused him of intentionally “igniting tensions” […]
Pakistan’s defence minister, Khawaja Asif, has once again defended his country’s “hybrid model” of governance, insisting that the military and civilian leadership work “by consensus” in managing state affairs. Speaking to British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan, Asif dismissed suggestions that the army dominates Pakistan’s politics, while controversially describing US democracy as a “deep state.”When asked whether […]
Imran Khan’s sarcastic remarks came in the wake of Pakistan’s back-to-back defeats to India in the ongoing Asia Cup. (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Taking a swipe at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi, jailed former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has mockingly suggested that Naqvi should pad up as an opener alongside Army Chief General […]
Pakistan’s interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi, has stirred tensions with India by echoing a controversial remark made by Army Chief Asim Munir, comparing India to a “shining Mercedes” and Pakistan to a “dump truck.”Naqvi on Sunday quoted Munir as telling the Saudi delegation, “India is like a shining Mercedes, but we are like a dumper truck, […]
NEW DELHI: Pakistan army chief general Asim Munir on Monday rejected claims that Islamabad relied on external support during the recent four-day conflict with India, calling assertions “factually incorrect” and “irresponsible.“His response came days after Indian Army deputy chief Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh alleged that China provided active support to Pakistan during the operation, […]
Imran Khan and Asim Munir (R) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s political battlefield has narrowed to two poles: Field Marshal Asim Munir, the army chief whose influence spans parliament, the judiciary and diplomacy, and Imran Khan, the jailed former prime minister who, despite his incarceration in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, remains the most potent political force in the country, […]
US President Donald Trump has revealed the reason behind his meeting with Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir, saying, “I wanted to thank him for not going into the war and ending it.”“Reason I had him here was I wanted to thank him for not going into the war and ending it,” Trump told reporters […]
US President Donald Trump. NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s chief of army staff general Asim Munir bagged a lunch invite at the White House after he recommended US President Donald Trump for Nobel Peace prize. The brief meeting is set to take place at the White House, though specific details about timing were not provided in the […]
