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“Resign Or Face The Reckoning”junior Officers Warn Pakistan Army Chief To Step Down
In an unprecedented development, junior officers in the Pakistan Army have openly called for the resignation of Army Chief General Asim Munir. In a scathing letter accessed by CNN-News18, they accused Munir of turning the military into a tool of political oppression and personal vendetta, warning that he must resign immediately or face consequences.
The letter, purportedly authored by colonels, majors, captains, and jawans, declares that Munir’s leadership has pushed Pakistan into an abyss reminiscent of 1971, when the nation suffered a catastrophic defeat leading to the creation of Bangladesh.


“This is not a plea. This is not a negotiation,” the letter states. “This is your 1971, General, and we will not let you bury us in its shadow.”

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced receiving the second tranche of funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme.

In an official statement on Wednesday, the central bank stated that Pakistan has received Special Drawing Rights (SDR) 760 million, equivalent to US$1.023 billion, as part of the second instalment under the ongoing EFF agreement.

The SBP added that the disbursed amount will be recorded in the country’s foreign exchange reserves for the week ending May 16.

Pakistan's Army chief Gen Asim Munir promoted to Field Marshal rank

“The government of Pakistan has approved the promotion of Gen Syed Asim Munir to the rank of field marshal for ensuring the security of the country and defeating the enemy based on the high strategy and courageous leadership during Marka-e-Haq and Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement in Urdu.


The statement said Munir led the Pakistan Army with “exemplary courage and determination” and “fully coordinated the war strategy and efforts of the armed forces”. The cabinet approved Sharif’s proposal to promote Munir in recognition of his “military leadership, courage and bravery, ensuring Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and the courageous defence against the enemy”, it said.

wig wrote: ↑21 May 2025 05:32 https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-ne ... 55636.html

Pakistan's Army chief Gen Asim Munir promoted to Field Marshal rank

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“The government of Pakistan has approved the promotion of Gen Syed Asim Munir to the rank of field marshal for ensuring the security of the country and defeating the enemy based on the high strategy and courageous leadership during Marka-e-Haq and Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement in Urdu.


The statement said Munir led the Pakistan Army with “exemplary courage and determination” and “fully coordinated the war strategy and efforts of the armed forces”. The cabinet approved Sharif’s proposal to promote Munir in recognition of his “military leadership, courage and bravery, ensuring Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and the courageous defence against the enemy”, it said.

The field marshal called for a return to the Pakistan of 1979, a time when mosques and cinemas coexisted, and “India’s entire system of life was under Pakistani control".

Former foreign minister and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had earlier praised the development as a “positive step for bilateral relations.”

“Today, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir will meet with Donald Trump over lunch, a positive step in Pakistan-US relations. Especially given the president’s role in mediating a ceasefire.

“Following Pakistan’s decisive victory in the recent five-day war, India has regrettably resisted all efforts toward a permanent peace, including US-led diplomacy.”

He said Pakistan neither sought conflict nor was it “desperate for dialogue”. However, Bilawal said Pakistan recognised that peace was in the interest of both nations.

“There is no military solution to our disputes. India’s weaponisation of water, repression in Kashmir, and politicisation of terrorism are unsustainable positions. The path forward lies in honest diplomacy — not denial.”

A_Gupta wrote: ↑18 Jun 2025 08:06 Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir Challenges India In 'Victory Speech' From Washington Hotel | Exclusive

The production of kharif crops - cotton and maize - has declined by over 30 per cent and 15 per cent in Pakistan, respectively. The production of wheat - a rabi crop - has also dropped by around 9 per cent owing to the water shortage in the country.

Amber G. wrote: ↑21 Jun 2025 06:54

For who can forget the story of the Energy Centres of Excellence at NUST Islamabad and Engineering University Peshawar—two institutions once hailed as Pakistan’s turning point, funded by the United States and envisioned to resolve the monstrous burden of circular debt through applied innovation in the year 2010? One of us, AHA, was a co-founder of these centres. With every facility, every laboratory, every promise intact, these centres had everything except one thing: integrity. Corruption, incompetence, and greed hollowed them from within. The very individuals entrusted to lead them chose personal gain over public service. What should have been the light at the end of Pakistan’s energy tunnel became another black hole.

The consequences were catastrophic. Our circular debt ballooned to US$19 billion, crushing our economy and sapping our national strength. And yet, the culprits not only escaped scrutiny—they flourished. While the nation suffered, they built empires. While our economy bled, they bathed in luxury. Their betrayal was so glaring, it contributed to the global suspension of USAID programmes under President Donald Trump. Today, those abandoned laboratories and disillusioned students stand as monuments not to failure, but to theft, betrayal, and lost opportunity.

Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir awarded himself the Hilal-e-Jurat, the second-highest military honour, following the Pakistani Army's crushing defeat at the hands of the Indian Armed Forces during Operation Sindoor. Asim Munir's self-awarding move, after shattering failure to even defend their bases and military infrastructures against the mighty Indian Armed Forces attack, led to massive ridicule on social media, with users mercilessly trolling him and creating a plethora of memes.

The internet could not keep calm looking at the visuals showing Nawaz supporters — travelling metres away in a separate boat from the CM’s — chanting “Maryam Nawaz Zindabad”.

Pakistani X user Tayyaba wrote, “At what stage of megalomania do you tell your media team to chant your slogans in a river amid floods?”

Another added: “Every time I think this is rock bottom of narcissism and she can’t possibly sink any lower, she somehow manages to out-vile herself…”

Selene was blunt: “This woman needs help. She isn’t normal. This isn’t normal. What a narcissistic psychopath.”

An angry X user, Haider, agreed, “This is some pathological level of self-projection, or the ingrained disease of narcissism. I am convinced that this family has some serious psychiatric issues that they can even find or enjoy this level of self-projection with deadbodies of people around (sic).”

The final blow came during a media briefing on Thursday, when Maryam Nawaz offered an explanation for the deluge: “Aap ne note kiya hou ga baarish ki wajah se torrential rains hoyi hain.”

The internet exploded. One Pakistani sarcastically said, “Someone alert the Nobel Committee. We have found the winner of this year’s Physics prize.”

Another noted how this is a recurring pattern with Pakistani politicians.

“‘Bilawal: “Jab barish aati hai to paani aata hai.’ Maryam: ‘Baarish ki wajah se torrential rains hui hain.’ When politics is family property, you get leaders who explain rain like nursery kids. And we wonder why the whole country drowns every monsoon”.

There was no stopping Pakistanis. Tahira, on X, had an explanation: “She forgot her script at home just like bilawal”

Pakistan's fake football team reaches Japan for tournament, deported from airport

According to FIA sources, the men travelled in full football gear, asserting links with the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) and carrying forged no-objection certificates (NOCs) allegedly issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Officials said this was not Waqas's first attempt at trafficking through the same method. In January 2024, he had arranged for 17 men to travel to Japan using similar forged documents and fake invitations from a Japanese club, Boavista FC. None of those men ever returned.