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.
