Coup in Pakistani Army: Asim Munir likely to be replaced by Sahir Shamshad Mirza

New Delhi: Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the Shehbaz Sharif authorities is more likely to interchange its amry chief Asim Munir with Sahir Shamshad Mirza. Pakistan Military Chief Traditional Asim Munir comes from a modest upbringing. His father used to be a college major, a mujahir who came to Rawalpindi from Jalandhar in 1947 and also served as a mosque imam.

Munir started his early schooling on the Markazi Madrasah Dar-ul-Tajweed, an Islamic seminary in Rawalpindi, reflecting his upbringing in a deeply non secular ambiance. He later graduated from the Pakistan Military Academy in Abbottabad and used to be initially commissioned into the Twenty third Battalion of the Frontier Pressure Regiment. Based on Ramanathan Kumar, worn head of the Pakistan desk at R&AW (2015–2020), Traditional Munir is Pakistan’s first “mullah fashioned.” During his tenure as a armed forces attaché in Saudi Arabia, Munir memorized the Quran, earning the title Hafiz-e-Koran. As Military Chief, he incessantly weaves Quranic verses and Islamic theology into his speeches, demonstrating fluency in English, Urdu, and classical Arabic.

What extra complicates the picture is Munir’s turbulent career. His upward thrust thru the ranks reportedly engaging quite a lot of flee-ins with political leaders, main some to imagine he may feel sidelined inside Pakistan’s vitality construction.