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    Military glory or political gambit? What Munir’s new title means for Pakistan’s future

    Pakistan’s army chief Gen. Asim Munir pressured Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to make him the Field Marshal. But the new position has attracted widespread criticism and exposed his failure in dealing with four different armed insurgent groups and people’s anger against the army’s interference in civilian life

    Saibal Dasgupta
    May 26, 2025 / 11:20 IST
    Military glory or political gambit? What Munir’s new title means for Pakistan’s future

    Munir tried to bask in personal glory as the nervous government of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sheriff clung to the army for support

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