The president of PTI, Gohar Ali Khan, congratulated the head of the Army staff, the general also, for his elevation to the range of field marshal, saying that he now had more responsibility to “improve the situation.”
Earlier this week, the Government promoted the Munir generation to the range of field marshal in recognition of its “strategic leadership and its decisive role” in the defeat of India during the military confrontation between the two countries that ended with a high fire mediated by the United States.
Field Marshal is the highest range in armies modeling after the British army. In Pakistan, General Mohammad Ayub Khan was awarded only once before.
In statements to journalists outside the Adiala prison of Rawalpindi yesterday after meeting with former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Gohaha said: “It has been a long time. The PTI is an important party, Khan, Khan Sahib He is the most popular leader. We want these difficulties to end now.
“That’s why I’m saying that [army chief] He has received this new honor from Field Marshal. [We] I have congratulated, but after this new honor, there is a greater responsibility in him to play his role even more and improve the situation. “
Answering a question, Gohar said that the PTI would issue a formal position on development. He added: “We have no conflicts with the army. Khan Sahib He also said yesterday that we are with our armed forces and whoever is related to the Armed Forces will be little controversial. ”
“The contacts have not been restored for now, but it is definitely our desire. Khan Sahib He said we never closed the door to the conversations with the establishment, ”said Gohar.
Gohar’s comments echoed those established in a publication in Imran’s X account, in which the former PM said he was willing to speak with those who have power, in the best interest in the country.
When asked specifically about the alleged intervention in politics, Gohar said: “We all say that the military should not have any role in politics, […] And I say that what happens should be above politics.
“After all, it is an important institution. It has had an influence and remains, so I will request that whoever can play their role in making the situation better to do it,” added the PTI leader.
The elevation, first authorized by the federal cabinet and then communicated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to President Asif Ali Zardari, marks the first promotion of this type in more than six decades.
The Government also announced an open second extension in the marship of the Marshal of the Air Chief Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu, making it the first head of the Pakistan Air Force to receive two extensions.
Gohaha also talked about India, saying that “a war air continued to persist.”
He described that the Pakistani forces had secured a “surprising victory, which India could not even have imagined.” “In my opinion, this war was even more serious than the wars of 1965 or 1971, because both countries are now nuclear powers,” he said.
However, he warned the nation to remain united and alert against the “other attempt and dire intentions” of India.
Implications for military hierarchy
A notification of the Ministry of Defense said that the promotion of General Munir to the Marshal of Campo had been carried out under the 199A rule of the Army Regulations (Rules) 1998.
The rules are classified, but in accordance with a military source, the aforementioned rule says: “199-A. Field marshal promotion. A general officer, whether it serves or withdraws, can be promoted to the range of Marshal de Campo by the federal government without taking into account age or any specific appointment.”
However, experts noticed the silence of the Constitution and the Law of the Army of Pakistan on such appointment.
Although the range does not grant additional operational authority, its confermentation during an increased regional tension period involves strategic and political symbolism. It can also reinforce the position of the Munir field marshal both within the army and in political circles, particularly in the midst of continuous internal instability and civil-military friction.
Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, who previously headed the Senate Defense Committee, said: “The field marshal also is now in the driving seat, since the axis of the power structure, even more, given the weakness and divisions among civilians. The Asia, all the political forces of the Mena were convinced to the forces of the inflection that were convinced to Pakistan, for India and for the south of the Asia, all the forces of the Mena race were convinced to the forces of the inflection that were convinced to Pakistan, for the way through the forces of the race.
The promotion of Coas Munir altere is not expected to alter the operational command, but it serves as a symbolic recognition of its leadership in times of war.
The global precedent supports this opinion. In India, Field Marshals Sam Manekshaw (1973) and Km Cariappa (1986) were promoted purely for ceremonial reasons, without changes in the structure of the army. Similarly, in the United Kingdom and the United States, five -star titles have historically honored an extraordinary service during the main wars without altering command frames.
