Basic Asim Munir, the present Chief of Military Employees of Pakistan, got here into the limelight in Could this yr after he promoted himself to the rank of Area Marshal, turning into solely the second particular person in Pakistan’s historical past after Ayub Khan to carry a five-star rank. His elevation drew sharp criticism, with many alleging it was an try and deflect public scrutiny following the Pakistan Military’s setbacks throughout Operation Sindoor in opposition to the Indian Armed Forces.
Individuals mocked Munir, saying that he’s the one Military Chief who went right into a bunker throughout operations and alleged that his self-promotion to Area Marshal was a canopy to keep away from accountability.
Appointed as Pakistan’s Military Chief in November 2022, Munir is the primary officer within the nation’s historical past to have headed each premier intelligence businesses — Army Intelligence (MI) and the Inter-Companies Intelligence (ISI). A profession officer who started his service in 1986 via the Officers Coaching Faculty (OTS) in Mangla, he has commanded XXX Corps in Gujranwala and served in key administrative posts, together with Quartermaster Basic on the Basic Headquarters (GHQ).
Jaish-e-Mohammed On Basic Munir
Lately, controversy erupted after Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) commander Ilyas Kashmiri claimed in a video message that it was Basic Munir himself who ordered senior military officers to attend the funerals of terrorists killed throughout India’s Operation Sindoor. Based on Kashmiri, the directives got here instantly from Pakistan Military’s Basic Headquarters (GHQ), the central command heart the place prime navy management, together with the Chief of Military Employees, relies. Kashmiri additionally stated that GHQ instructed Corps Commanders to accompany the funeral processions in uniform and provides slain militants a last salute — a transfer extensively seen as proof of Pakistan’s continued patronage of terror outfits.
Pakistan’s deep-rooted hyperlinks with terror teams have been additional underlined when Ilyas Kashmiri claimed recalled how Jaish chief Maulana Masood Azhar, after his launch throughout the IC-814 hijacking, was sheltered in Pakistan and allowed to run operations concentrating on India from Balakot.
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Deputy Chief On Pakistan’s navy
In the meantime, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Deputy Chief Saifullah Kasuri, often known as Khalid, revealed that Pakistan’s navy and authorities helped rebuild the group’s Muridke headquarters after it was broken in Indian air strikes.
Kasuri, accused of masterminding the April 22 Pahalgam assault that killed 26 pilgrims, can be linked to LeT’s proxy, The Resistance Entrance (TRF).
Operation Sindoor
India’s Operation Sindoor, performed on Could 6–7, was launched in retaliation for the Pahalgam bloodbath. As a part of the operation, the Indian Armed Forces carried out precision air strikes on terror websites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, destroying over 9 services and crippling the core infrastructure of JeM and LeT. The strikes reportedly killed greater than 100 militants.