India, Dec. 31 -- Following the military defeat in Operation Sindoor (May 7-10) against India, Pakistan surprised the world by promoting chief of army staff Asim Munir to the rank of field-marshal on May 20. It made Munir the second individual in Pakistan's history to attain the field-marshal rank after Ayub Khan. It was, however, not the end of the story. In November, the parliament passed the 27th constitutional amendment, creating a new post of chief of defence forces (CDF) with the objective of a unified command and expediting decision-making in critical situations. The CDF replaced the chairman, joint chiefs of staff committee (CJCSC), a position now abolished. Earlier this month, Pakistan's defence ministry officially notified the app...