ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan’s current conflict with India, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and General Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), have proven to be the country’s victorious team, exhibiting remarkable unity and leadership.
The prime minister and the army chief maintained close communication throughout the crisis, coordinating all significant decisions from the creation of policies to their prompt execution, according to people acquainted with the situation who spoke to The News. On the political, diplomatic, and military levels, their collaboration was clear.
According to a senior source who observed what was happening in the corridors of power, “smooth coordination, trust-based relationship underpinned by understanding and respect for each other’s role and responsibility and thinking in unison that brought such results for Pakistan.”