New Command Structure of Pakistan's Armed Forces

With the enactment of the 27th Constitutional Amendment, Pakistan's military command has been restructured. Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has formally taken charge as the country's first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), marking a structural change in Pakistan's defence command and placing the army, navy and air force under a single integrated leadership for the first time. The restructuring places Pakistan closer to command models used by the United States, the United Kingdom and other nuclear-armed states.

FM Asim Munir has become the first CDF of Pakistan. With his appointment to the prestigious position, the office of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee stands abolished after nearly fifty years of its creation.