Pakistan’s prime minister has promoted the country’s powerful army chief, Gen. Asim Munir, to the rank of field marshal, making him only the second military officer in Pakistan’s history to hold the title.

Pakistan’s government says it’s recognition of his leadership in the India-Pakistan confrontation. Not everyone agrees.

The decision to anoint Munir as Field Marshal is not a reward for battlefield excellence - as there has been none - but rather a politically loaded manoeuvre.