ISLAMABAD: After Pakistan approved the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill, Army Chief General Asim Munir is set to assume the powerful new position of Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), a post designed to ensure “greater coordination and unified command” among the three services, local media reported.

According to Dawn, the amendment, presented in Parliament after Cabinet approval, introduces major changes to Article 243 of the Constitution, which governs matters related to the armed forces. Under the new framework, both the Army Chief and the Chief of Defence Forces will be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.

The report added that the Army Chief, who will also serve as the CDF, will appoint the head of the National Strategic Command in consultation with the Prim

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