“Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry... told reporters that the country had defeated an enemy “five times larger than itself””

“Lieutenant General Chaudhry announced the formal operationalisation of Army Rocket Force Command (ARFC)”

“The presentation unveiled a series of newly inducted systems in the last 12 months: the Fatah-III supersonic cruise missile; the Fatah-IV, with a stated range of 750km (466 miles); and the Fatah-V, described as a 1,000km (621-mile) deep-strike rocket system.”

“Islamabad raised its budget by 20 percent, allocating 2.55 trillion Pakistani rupees ($9bn) for military expenditure, according to budget documents presented by Minister of Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb in June last year.”

“A 2025 report by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission noted that Beijing had offered to sell Pakistan up to 40 J-35A fifth-generation fighter jets”

“In December 2025, Washington notified Congress of a proposed $686m package to upgrade Pakistan’s F-16 fleet, extending its operational life to 2040.”

“Its Chinese-supplied HQ-9B surface-to-air missile system failed to intercept the BrahMos missiles during the May 2025 conflict.”

“India’s defence budget for 2025-26, according to Indian budget documents, stands at approximately $78.7bn”

“In June last year, Trump hosted him [Field Marshal Asim Munir] for a White House lunch, the first time a US president had privately received a Pakistani military chief without civilian leadership present.”

“By April 2026, Munir’s global rise had taken him to Tehran as the first regional military leader to travel there since the US and Israel launched war on Iran on February 28.”

“He played a central role in the April 8 ceasefire between Washington and Tehran”