Asim Munir - the man seen as having triggered the latest conflict between India and Pakistan- is under sharp focus following the Pahalgam attack that claimed the lives of 26 tourists. BIRTH AND FAMILY Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah was born in Rawalpindi. His father, Syed Sarwar Munir , whose family had migrated from Jalandhar after Partition, was a schoolteacher, and also served as an imam, delivering Friday sermons at a local mosque. Asim Munir studied at Markazi Madrasa Dar-ul-Tajweed in Rawalpindi. Later, he would earn the title of a Hafiz-i-Quran for having memorised all the verses of the Quran in their entirety. GHQ and Islamabad clash over Asim Munir 's term extension, with PML-N proposing a two-year deal amid rising political and military tensions. Is Asim Munir dead? Pakistan appoints new army chief amid escalating India-Pakistan war? In the wake of escalating tensions with India, the Pakistani government is reportedly contemplating a ...
