Lieutenant General Asim Munir

Lieutenant General Asim Munir was on Thursday appointed as the new chief of army staff (COAS) of Pakistan, ending weeks of intense speculation and political tussle in the country.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday named Lieutenant-General Asim Munir as the new chief of the country's powerful army.

Lieutenant General Asim Munir was on Thursday appointed as the new chief of army staff (COAS) of Pakistan, ending weeks of intense speculation and political tussle in the country.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday named Lieutenant-General Asim Munir as the new chief of the country's powerful army.