Overview

• General Asim Munir was promoted to Field Marshal on May 20, becoming only the second person in Pakistan's history to hold the rank, raising concerns about civil-military power dynamics.
• Imran Khan, from prison, ridiculed the promotion, suggesting Munir should have been titled 'King' due to what he called the 'law of the jungle' governing Pakistan.
• Khan denied rumors of a backroom deal with the military and invited the establishment to engage in dialogue for Pakistan's future interests.
• The former PM warned the Shehbaz Sharif government of potential retaliatory action from India and urged preparedness amidst rising tensions.
• Khan criticized the state of democracy in Pakistan, alleging selective justice, suppression of dissent, and the destruction of the country's constitutional framework over the past three years.