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GSDN's team of experienced journalists brings you breaking news, insightful analysis, and exclusive interviews with key players in the defense industry. Secretary of State Antony Blinked proclaimed that the US must employ all the relevant tools of counter-terrorism to prohibit Afghanistan as the breeding platform for International Terrorism. Apart from Afghanistan’s role in sheltering AIQS and TTP terrorists since the 2021 Taliban takeover, a stern injunction from the US is also anticipated due to the ‘anti-western’ reputation of COAS General Syed Munir. Honored with the title, Hafiz-e-Quran, Syed Munir’s inclination toward Saudi Arabia experiences strict scrutiny from experts worldwide. The allegations of US involvement with the Pakistan Army in ousting Imran Khan’s government in April 2022, are pricking the sovereignty of Pakistan. Because of such political conjecture, it will be interesting to find out how General Munir navigates the West in favor of Pakistan’s national interests and stability. Pakistan’s relationship with China is also a dimension that poses immense significance in deciding the international state of affairs. General Syed Munir’s foremost concerns in paving Pakistan’s strategic relations with China include the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the Uyghur Muslim Movement of East Turkistan. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor refers to an eminent multi-dollar agreement between the two countries as part of the Belt and Road Initiative. The CPEC is destined towards the dual objective of elevating Pakistan’s economy and connecting the Pakistani ports of Karachi and Gwadar to Xinjiang province of China. Since the CPEC passes through Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir territory), a claim which is denied by Pakistan, India anticipates serious security implications. The recent geo-political developments have intensified the strategic atmosphere between the countries of China-Pakistan-India. Despite the political diplomacy between China and Pakistan governments, the security and military pertinence of CPEC hugely lies under the authority of COAS Gen Munir. Pakistan is allegedly helping China in castigating Uyghur Muslims who are hiding in the country to escape persecution by the Chinese government. CPEC plays a pivotal role in Pakistan’s measures against the Uyghur refugees, owing to what came to be known as ‘debt-trap diplomacy’ between China and Pakistan. International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS) reports one such glaring incident of 5 innocent Uyghur Muslim students being extradited to China, based on the suspicion of terrorism in 2010. Since Pakistan Security forces have been actively involved in the brutal deportation of Uyghur Muslims in the country, General Munir’s role expands on the broader contexts of the International system. The following circumstances imply that the newly attained tenure of the Pakistan Army COAS is indeed brimming with geo-political challenges.

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