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Pakistan’s military pushed back Friday after imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan called the country’s army chief “mentally unstable.” The army labeled Khan “mentally ill” and accused him of using family visits and social media posts to attack the armed forces and sow division.

LAHORE: Viewers were left stunned on Thursday when Geo News, Pakistan’s most-watched news channel and long regarded as a reliable source of information, broadcast a breaking news alert claiming that Field Marshal Asim Munir had been appointed the country’s first Chief of Defence Forces.

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi has warned Pakistan and has stated that Operation Sindoor is still ongoing.

Police say two suicide bombers attacked the headquarters of a security force in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least three officers.

The military has long shaped the political system of Pakistan, which is often described as a hybrid civilian-military power structure. While the military last ruled in 2008, its influence in the nuclear-armed nation has been growing in recent years.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif forwarded a summary formally recommending that Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Munir be appointed as the country’s inaugural CDF.