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Munir is currently serving as the army's quartermaster general, in charge of supplies.(Reuters) PAKISTAN named Lieutenant-General Asim Munir as the head of the country's nuclear-armed military, the most powerful institution in a nation seldom far from its next crisis. The appointment could have a crucial bearing on the future of Pakistan's fragile democracy, and whether relations with India are allowed to improve: The Army's Role In Pakistan During the 75 years since independence and formation of Pakistan out of the Partition of India, the army has seized power three times and directly ruled the Islamic republic for more than three...
