Munir’s promotion draws eerie parallels with the rise of General Ayub Khan, Pakistan’s first field marshal and military dictator, who ruled the country after overthrowing civilian leadership.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist ...

He is the second army chief to be promoted to this rank after General Ayub Khan in 1959 Pakistan’s Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir has been promoted to the rank of Field Marshal becoming only ...

Munir is the first army general since General Ayub Khan to be elevated to the highest military rank in Pakistan. General Khan was conferred the rank of Field Marshal in 1959. “The Government of ...

The promotion to Field Marshal is largely ceremonial, acknowledging General Munir’s outstanding contributions to the country’s security and defence The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh ...

“He is the second Field Marshal of Pakistan. The first was Md Ayub Khan, who was defeated by India in 1965. History repeats itself,” one user posted on X. Some questioned what the title was ...

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The promotion is the first since Pakistani dictator General Ayub Khan made himself a field marshal in 1965, he said. With the new ceremonial rank, he said, Munir will remain the army chief.

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