President Zardari confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz on National Strategic Command chief Gen Aamer Raza
General Raza has previously been awarded the Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) and Sitara-e-Basalat (Star of Valour)
President Asif Ali Zardari honored CNSC General Aamer Raza with the prestigious Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) during a ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on Tuesday. The event was attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, service chiefs, and senior military and government officials.
General Raza, who previously received the Hilal-e-Imtiaz and Sitara-e-Basalat, was promoted from lieutenant general to four-star general on July 24, becoming Pakistan's first CNSC. The 27th Constitutional Amendment established the CNSC position, which is appointed by the prime minister on the recommendation of the CDF and serves a three-year term.
The amendment also expanded the constitutional powers of senior military leadership and introduced protections for five-star generals, preventing judicial review of CNSC appointments and reappointments.
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