Army chief promoted to field marshal rank

In a major development, the federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the promotion of Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir to the position of field marshal for his meritorious services during the Operation Bunyanum Marsoos against India.

- Tariq Butt

Meanwhile, the cabinet also decided that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar will continue in his office after his retirement for the same reason.

The field marshal is the highest rank of armies built on the patron of the British Army.

General Mohammad Ayub Khan was conferred the rank by the presidential cabinet back in the late fifties. He was the only one who had been made field marshal.