President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday officially conferred the baton of field marshal upon Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir during a special investiture ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad.
“I had the privilege of witnessing FM Asim Munir’s calm and strategic leadership during the cowardly enemy attack on Pakistan,” says Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the official ceremony for Field Marshal Asim Munir.
Following the success of Operation Bunyanum Marsoos against India, the federal government rewarded the COAS Asim Munir, with the prestigious rank of Field Marshal.
Field Marshal Asim Munir is the second person in the armed forces’ history to receive this highest rank.
The President during his address congratulated Field Marshal Asim Munir for the presitigous conferral of Field Marshal rank and wished him success in defending the motherland.
Read more: ‘Shakti’ Karachi cyclone update: storm likely to form in 3 to 4 days
Karachi could see cyclone-like conditions as a low-pressure system in the Arabian Sea, located around 1,075 kilometres southeast of Karachi, is expected to turn into a depression within 36 hours and may strengthen into a cyclone in the coming days.
“Gusty winds are likely in coastal areas during afternoon,” as per Sindh weather forecast for Thursday and Friday issued by Pakistan Metrological department (PMD).
As of now, according to the PMD, there is no severe threat regarding the cyclone. However, the weather forecasting authority has advised the public to follow the news and stay updated due to the latest weather situation.
A low-pressure system over the unusually warm Arabian Sea may trigger a heatwave in Sindh, including Karachi, from May 24 to June 1. With sea breezes likely to stop, temperatures in Karachi could soar above 40°C.
The cyclone centre of Karachi is monitoring the depression, and authorities are ready for any emergency situation.
According to the Meteorological Department, the system will initially move northward. If the system strengthens into a cyclone, it will be named Shakti by Sri Lanka.
