Overview
- Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir received a tri-services guard of honour at GHQ Rawalpindi with the navy and air chiefs in attendance.
- Addressing officers, Munir cautioned India that any future provocation would draw a response that is even more swift and severe.
- Munir said a clear message was delivered to the Taliban authorities in Kabul to choose Pakistan or the TTP, with no third option.
- He described the Defence Forces Headquarters as a structural shift to integrate multi-domain operations, while each service retains internal autonomy.
- The Defence Ministry has notified Munir as the first CDF to serve concurrently as army chief for five years following presidential approval on the prime minister’s advice.