Gofrixty [14 August 2025] – The ceremony was held at General Headquarters where Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has been awarded the Patriotic War Medal of Azerbaijan. The award was presented on behalf of President Ilham Aliyev by Colonel General Karim Valiyev, the First Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijan. The award is in recognition of his outstanding services to step up military cooperation between Pakistan and Azerbaijan.
The COAS greeted and welcomed to Pakistan to JSC Valiyev, who in turn was presented a guard of honour by a contingent comprising all three services at GHQ. The Prime Minister visited the Mazar-e-Quaid and laid a floral wreath at the Yadgar-e-Shuhada to offer fateha for Pakistan’s martyrs. The two defence satraps also had wide-ranging deliberations on global and regional security matters. Reaffirming their commitment to deepen defence collaboration with a view to enhancing regional peace.
Asim Munir felicitates Azerbaijan on peace deal with Armenia He thanked Pakistan for its strong support in the Operation Marka-e-Haq. He also thanked the Azerbaijani delegation for marking Pakistan’s Independence Day.
