Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has forwarded to the Presidency the summary, approving the appointment of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir as Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces. Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir will serve concurrently as Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces.

According to Radio Pakistan, this appointment is for a period of five years. He will be the country’s first Chief of Defence Forces. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has also approved a two-year extension in the tenure of Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu.

This extension will take effect upon the completion of his current five-year term in March 2026.