Field Marshal Munir receives guard of honour at GHQ as Pakistan’s first CDF

A guard of honour ceremony was held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi to honour Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military), Hilal-e-Jurat, on his appointment as Pakistan’s first chief of defence forces.

During the ceremony, contingents from the three armed forces presented the COAS and the newly appointed chief of defence forces with a formal guard of honour. Field Marshal Munir was also presented with a general salute and inspected the guard of honour, the state broadcaster reported.

The event was attended by senior military officers, including the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Naveed Ashraf and the Chief of the Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force, Zaheer Ahmad Babar, paying tribute to the newly appointed defence chief.