![]() ![]() There is speculation of a purge against all pro-Imran elements in the Army. With the Pakistan Army now visibly divided even at the level of corps commanders, what steps Munir takes in the two weeks before Imran’s next court appearance may be crucial to his continuance in office. This aspect of his appointment may gain importance in the coming days as Imran and Munir get ready to face off again, this time with the Army chief evidently on the defensive. The government amended the rules to retain him in service. Munir’s tenure as Lieutenant General was to end on November 25, 2022, two days before Bajwa’s retirement. The circumstances under which Munir was made chief did not dispel the impression that he was chosen because he was anti-Imran. He has blamed the former Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa (along with the Biden Administration and opposition parties) he alleges that an ISI officer was the mastermind behind the assassination attempt on him last year and he views the current chief, General Asim Munir, as a continuation of the Bajwa conspiracy to prevent him from returning as Prime Minister.Īs Prime Minister, Imran persuaded Bajwa, who was on his side then, to remove Munir as ISI chief - and he tried to prevent Munir’s appointment as chief, even offering an extension to Bajwa at the time. ‘Kaptaan’ vs the chiefĪll this time, Pakistan’s legendary cricket captain has been careful not to frame his battle as being against the Army, but as one against individual officers he holds responsible for his ouster from office last year. If anything, it sets the stage for a new round in this 20-month conflict that began with the former Prime Minister eyeballing the Army over the appointment of a new ISI chief - Imran wanted to retain the old one, but he blinked first. ![]() Researchers continue to evaluate new materials and designs to increase the capabilities, features and level of protection of future ballistic eyewear.The reprieve to Imran Khan from the Supreme Court - which on Thursday called his arrest “illegal” - and from the Islamabad High Court, which on Friday gave him blanket bail in all cases for two weeks, is not the end of Pakistan’s internal chaos. Wear compliance rose dramatically for the stylish protective eyewear, reaching 85% to 95% and eye injuries decreased across the Department of Defense even as the incidence of attacks in Iraq increased. Optical devices that met ballistic standards formed the first Authorized Protective Eyewear List and were fielded beginning in 2004. Program Executive Office Soldier, the optometry consultant to the Army Surgeon General, members of the Tri-Service Vision Conservation and Readiness Program, and other subject matter experts selected and tested commercial off-the-shelf eye protection against military ballistic impact standards. In 2003, the 10th Mountain Division requested enhanced eye protection. Dismal wear compliance prior to 2004 indicates Soldiers and their leaders did not appreciate these improvements and found little value in the bulky, ugly, and uncomfortable products. Products derived from experiences in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Iran/Iraq war drove technical improvements throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Appreciation for combat eye protection steadily increased following World War II. ![]()
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