Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir has been promoted to Field Marshal for what the Pakistani government claimed as "successfully" leading that country's armed forces in the recent cross-border conflict with India, PTI reported on Tuesday.
The Pakistan cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, took the decision to “promote General Asim Munir as Field Marshal” of the country, making him only the second army chief to be decorated as such.
"The Government of Pakistan has approved the promotion of Gen Asim Munir (Nishan-e-Imtiaz Military) to the rank of Field Marshal for ensuring the security of the country and defeating the enemy based on the high strategy and courageous leadership," the Pak prime minister's office said in a statement.