A military dictatorship in the making in Pakistan? What Army chief Asim Munir’s promotion to field marshal means

It’s now Field Marshal Asim Munir. The Pakistani army chief has been elevated to the country’s highest military designation. The move comes even though Islamabad suffered heavy losses caused by India amid Operation Sindoor. Many note that the last time the neighbouring country had a field marshal, the nation slipped into a military dictatorship, courtesy of Mohammad Ayub Khan

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