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TopicGeneral Asim Munir

Topic: General Asim Munir

Asim Munir features on Times Square billboard. Pakistanis ask, ‘Who paid for it?’

Some Pakistanis are also worried that Asim Munir might be assassinated during his US visit. They are drawing comparisons with Israel killing Iranian generals.

No Pakistani general has survived an extended term. Gen Asim Munir won’t be any different

Another five-year term for Gen Asim Munir after 2027 could open up a Pandora’s box, as it has for previous Pakistani generals during their second extended tenures.

Global media reports on India’s ‘sprint to crush Maoist insurgency’ & the fall of Basavaraju

International media also looks at the case against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad & Pakistan army chief General Asim Munir's 'self-promotion'.

Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir can’t match swagger of Manekshaw, Cariappa, Arjan Singh

Pakistani euphoria around Field Marshal Asim Munir is unlikely to last. It never does. It will run into the headwind of people’s mobilisation.

I am Field Marshal thanks not to Allah, but you Narendra Modi: Pakistani General X

It turns out that in Pakistan, one can fail at any kind of war with India and still win accolades. Gen Pervez Musharraf lost the 1999 Kargil War, yet he became president. Gen Ayub Khan, who lost in 1965 as a Field Marshal, would be proud of me today.

Govt’s strategy to render the Naxalite movement headless is working

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Even Imran Khan is praising Pakistan Army now. Military nationalism is back in the country

Asim Munir is certainly a beneficiary of the conflict. The general can no longer be seriously challenged by Imran Khan as he is now the new hero.

How fact-checker Mohammed Zubair turned India’s Chief of Information War during Op Sindoor night

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Pakistan launches Operation Bunyan un Marsoos against India, Indian air defence in action

The move came hours after India struck at least three air bases inside Pakistan, including the military’s primary logistics hub, the Nur Khan base in Rawalpindi.

Away from LoC, General Munir is losing a far more fateful war within Pakistan

Faced with genuine political resistance in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, the Pakistan military’s strategy is nearing irretrievable collapse. India should recognise the opportunity.

On Camera

Delhi police facial recognition gear vs protesters and their phones. Who was more powerful

The police know that the media and public are usually on their side, so they don’t worry too much about being brutal. But there is one rule for the poor and another for the middle class.

NH toll revenue doubles in five years to over Rs 70,000 crore as number of plazas rises sharply

Government tells Parliament toll collections touched Rs 70,278 crore in 2025-26, Rajasthan has highest number of toll plazas, while expenditure on operating plazas is not maintained centrally.

The ‘outlier’ caves in: Permanent commission allowed for women in Indian Coast Guard

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a policy for gender-neutral induction and career progression of officers in Indian Coast Guard.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.