General Asim Munir is formally announced as the new army head by the Pakistani government.

General Asim Munir and General Sahir Shamshad Mirza have been officially designated the next chief of army staff (COAS) and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), according to Geo News.The news comes after Pakistan's President Arif Alvi declared the summary for the appointment of top military officers on Thursday.According to the article, the two top military officials met with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Arif Alvi at the Prime Minister's Office and the Aiwan-e-Sadar, respectively.Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tweeted following their appointments: I wish to express my congratulations and best wishes to Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee-designate Lt. General Sahir Shamshad Mirza and Chief of the Army Staff-designate Lt. General Asim Munir on their appointment, according to Geo News.

General Asim Munir is Pakistan's first army chief, having served as chief of both Military Intelligence (MI) and the ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence).General Asim Munir is currently the Quartermaster at the General Headquarters (GHQ), according to Tilak Devasher, a member of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) who retired as Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat.The tensions between India and Pakistan increased dramatically after the suicide attack on February 14, 2019, where 40 CRPF personnel were killed when their convoy was attacked, Tilak Devasher said earlier.The Pulwama attack took place under his (Lt Gen Munirs) watchfulness, and he was DG of the ISI in November, and this happened in February 2019.

He is therefore familiar with this subject.