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West Asia conflict bolsters Asim Munir’s grip on Pakistan’s power structure

The few anti-Army civilians in Pakistan, who once saw red with the institution over its treatment of Imran Khan, have now reached a consensus — Asim Munir has made Pakistan a global player.

As the West Asia conflict entered its fourth week amid US president Donald Trump’s flip-flop rhetoric and Iran’s flamboyant rejection of any peace talks, one player emerged as a dark horse — Field Marshal Asim Munir. Pakistan and the speculation around its mediation dominated headlines. Some prominent Pakistani columnists even sang praises about his ‘rise and rise’. 

Munir and his global image was projected across the Western press. The most powerful man in Pakistan enjoys ties with Tehran and Trump. He is US President’s “Favourite Field Marshal”. Pakistan emerging as a peace broker in the West Asia conflict is an attempt to project its image as some sort of responsible regional player.

While the External Affairs Minister may have dismissed the neighbour’s actions, New Delhi will be keeping a close watch on the Field Marshal’s moves. And that is why Asim Munir is ThePrint’s Newsmaker of the Week. 

No one knows for sure whether the country did act as a mediator between the US and Iran — even the country’s foreign affairs spokesperson, Tahir Andrabi, does not. In an Islamabad press briefing on Thursday, when asked to confirm if Pakistan had passed any peace plan from the US to Iran, the spokesperson responded that he did not know whether such a plan was passed, physically or........

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