Overview
- The Ministry of Defence issued the appointment notification after President Asif Ali Zardari approved Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s summary, citing Article 243 and Clause 8A of the Army Act.
- Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir will serve a five-year term as Chief of Defence Forces while continuing as Chief of Army Staff.
- The move implements last month’s 27th Constitutional Amendment, which established the CDF position and abolished the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
- The CDF consolidates command across the Army, Navy and Air Force and includes oversight of the National Strategic Command.
- President Zardari also approved a two-year service extension for Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu, effective after his current term ends in March 2026.