Discipline Marshal Asim Munir has been formally appointed as Pakistan’s first-ever Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), a newly created and highly effective navy place within the nation. Notably, earlier, the Military Chief used to retire at 64 however with the twenty seventh Modification to the Structure, now there isn’t a retirement age restrict because the appointment because the CDF shall be for 5 years, with a number of extensions of 5 years, as desired the the federal government.
The Pakistan President’s workplace stated in an X submit that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s abstract recommending Munir for each Chief of the Military Employees (COAS) and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) was accepted. “President Asif Ali Zardari accepted the appointment of Discipline Marshal Syed Asim Munir as COAS concurrently as CDF for five years,” the official X deal with of the President of Pakistan stated within the submit.
The CDF place consolidates authority over all three service branches (Military, Navy, and Air Pressure) and consists of oversight of the Nationwide Strategic Command, which manages the nation’s nuclear weapons and missile techniques, making Munir the one strongest navy determine within the nation.
The appointment comes after a variety of hypothesis over Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s willingness at hand over extra energy to Asim Munir. The Sharif authorities was alleged to notify the appointment of the nation’s first Chief of Defence Forces on November 29, the day Munir’s three-year time period as military chief was set to finish.
The Chief of Defence Forces’ position was established final month beneath the twenty seventh Modification to the Structure, aiming to centralise navy command. The brand new place replaces the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Employees Committee (CJCSC), which has now been abolished.
Moreover, the Pakistani president additionally accepted a two-year extension within the service of Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu, which can take impact from March 19, 2026.
Asif Ali Zardari conveyed his finest needs to each officers of the Pakistan Armed Forces.
Asim Munir, who was promoted to the Discipline Marshal rank this yr, can even concurrently maintain the workplace of the Chief of Military Employees, alongside together with his duties as CDF. He’s the primary navy officer in Pakistan’s historical past to carry each the five-star rank of Discipline Marshal and the mixed command of COAS and CDF concurrently. He’s the second military officer within the nation’s historical past to carry the Discipline Marshal title after Common Ayub Khan, who led Pakistan through the 1965 conflict with India. (With IANS inputs)