Pakistan’s prime minister has promoted the country’s powerful army chief, Gen. Asim Munir, to the rank of field marshal, making him only the second military officer in Pakistan’s history to hold the title.

There is a joke in Pakistan’s political circles that former Pakistani dictator General Zia-ul-Haq knew only a few verses of the Quran and stayed in power for over a decade till his death in 1988. Whereas the present Pakistan army chief,

Pakistan’s government says it’s recognition of his leadership in the India-Pakistan confrontation. Not everyone agrees.