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Asim Munir news

Pakistan's Asim Munir marshals his successes, for now

What should bother Munir is that his international success has likely peaked. Whether it plateaus or troughs from here needs to be seen.
Updated on Jul 06, 2026 08:10 am IST

Windfall for Pakistan from the peace deal

We in India tend to dismiss Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir as messengers, not mediators. That’s unfair.
Updated on Jun 28, 2026 07:41 am IST

'On Mossad's Munir assassination plan, Pak warned Israel': Journo's wild claim

Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, left, stands with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir
Updated on Jun 25, 2026 05:59 pm IST

High-level panel, Lebanon truce: Takeaways from Round 1 of US-Iran talks

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman.
Updated on Jun 22, 2026 12:00 pm IST

Pakistan Air Force training aircraft crashes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2 killed

Both pilots, Flight Lieutenant Muhammad Qasim Abdullah (Pakistan Air Force) and Lieutenant Taha Abbasi (Pakistan Navy), were killed in the crash. A board of inquiry has been constituted by Air Headquarters to ascertain the cause of the accident.
Published on Jun 15, 2026 01:45 pm IST

Pakistan and Iran: An awkward tango at play

The current bonhomie between Pakistan and Iran is devoid of history, reality, and is founded on the need of the hour of both countries. They both gain individually by participating in this short-term political soiree. (AFP)
Published on Jun 02, 2026 08:43 pm IST

'Unexpected true friendship brewing': US war secy on Pak PM, army chief Munir

File: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing
Updated on May 30, 2026 09:00 pm IST

Pak's Asim Munir set to land in Iran, hoping to end war with diplomacy strike

Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir, left, is welcomed by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi upon his arrival in Tehran, Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
Updated on May 21, 2026 09:12 pm IST

Video clip showing Pak poster in Doda sends police into a tizzy, FIR lodged

A video clip on social media sites showing a purported poster featuring Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pak army chief field marshal Asim Munir and the Pakistani flag with Pakistan’s praise in playing mediator between US and Iran has sent police into a tizzy. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)
Published on Apr 29, 2026 06:48 am IST

Pakistan’s army chief steps into spotlight in US-Iran peace talks

Field Marshal Asim Munir is the favored interlocutor between Washington and Tehran.
Updated on Apr 17, 2026 02:42 pm IST

Rousing welcome for JD Vance in Pakistan hours after Iranian delegation received

US Vice President JD Vance, center, walks with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, left, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, (AP)
Published on Apr 11, 2026 01:06 pm IST

Why Trump agreed to ceasefire with Iran. Pak's Shehbaz Sharif, Munir get mention

President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during a press conference
Updated on Apr 08, 2026 06:01 pm IST

Deals, diplomacy: Inside Pakistan's return to relevance amid West Asia conflict

US President Donald Trump looks at Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaking following the official signing of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Updated on Mar 27, 2026 11:59 pm IST

‘I would intervene but...’: Trump on Pak-Afghan 'war' & praise for Sharif

File: US President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shake hands as they pose for a photo
Updated on Feb 28, 2026 06:01 pm IST

Naqvi’s neck on the line after PAK lose; upset Asim Munir messages PM: Report

Mohsin Naqvi and Shehbaz Sharif
Updated on Feb 17, 2026 12:06 pm IST

Amid India, Pak World Cup match cliffhanger, Asim Munir makes a guest appearance

PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi (left) brought up Asim Munir's name during a presss conference on Monday.
Updated on Feb 11, 2026 12:02 am IST

Naqvi's no-holds-barred response to ICC sanctions threat: ‘Everyone knows Munir’

Pakistan's Interior Minister and Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Mohsin Naqvi, centre, chats with Pakistan's Babar Azam.
Updated on Feb 10, 2026 11:59 am IST

‘We feel ashamed’: Pak PM Shehbaz on going around the world ‘begging for money’

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif credited “friendly countries” for fully supporting Pakistan during difficult times.
Published on Jan 31, 2026 06:01 pm IST

India tears into Pak over ‘constitutional coup’ for lifetime immunity to Munir

A broken frame of Pakistan's field marshal and army chief, Asim Munir, hangs on the wall after an attack at the Cadet College Wana, a military-linked school, in the South Waziristan district near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Updated on Jan 28, 2026 11:59 pm IST

Munir’s impossible choice on Gaza

File photo: Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Asim Munir holds a microphone during his visit at the Tilla Field Firing Ranges (TFFR)
Published on Dec 23, 2025 08:01 pm IST

Pak's Asim Munir conferred with Saudi Arabia’s highest civilian honour

File photo: Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Asim Munir holds a microphone during his visit at the Tilla Field Firing Ranges (TFFR)
Published on Dec 22, 2025 02:19 pm IST

Pakistan got ‘divine help’ during its conflict with India: Asim Munir

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) and President Asif Ali Zardari (C) jointly conferring the Baton of Field Marshal on Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir.
Updated on Dec 22, 2025 07:17 am IST

‘Should arrest Munir’, says ex-Pentagon official; wants US to apologise to India

Ex-Pentagon official Michael Rubin has called for Pakistan to be designated as a state sponsor of terror."
Updated on Dec 06, 2025 02:59 pm IST

Pak to sell loss-making national carrier PIA: Is Munir's ‘firm’ among bidders?

PIA's long financial backlog caused by overstaffing and poor management created operational problems.
Published on Dec 04, 2025 02:47 pm IST

Asim Munir deliberately ‘igniting tensions’ with Afghanistan: Ex-PM Imran Khan

Field Marshal General Asim Munir prays after laying wreath on the Martyrs monument during a special guard of honor ceremony at General Headquarters, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (Inter Services Public Relations via AP)
Published on Dec 03, 2025 06:01 pm IST

Munir yearns for war with India: Imran Khan's sister on ‘radical’ Pak army chief

Aleema Khan said that Asim Munir’s “Islamic radicalisation” forces him to fight nonbelievers.
Published on Dec 03, 2025 06:02 pm IST

Pakistan under complete army control does not bode well for relations with India

Pakistan Field Marshal General Asim Munir (Inter Services Public Relations via AP)
Published on Dec 01, 2025 07:37 pm IST

Pakistan’s 27th amendment boosting Gen Asim Munir’s powers faces UN scrutiny

UN criticises Pakistan’s 27th amendment. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) and general Asim Munir.
Published on Dec 02, 2025 11:59 pm IST

Pak Army chief Munir elevated again with a new powerful position

In this picture taken on May 21, 2025 and released by Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir
Updated on Nov 09, 2025 12:34 pm IST