{"id":104518,"date":"2025-05-17T12:49:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T07:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=104518"},"modified":"2025-05-17T12:49:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T07:49:46","slug":"from-conflict-to-diplomacy-how-pm-shehbaz-and-coas-challenged-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/104518\/","title":{"rendered":"From conflict to diplomacy: How PM Shehbaz and COAS challenged India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pakistan(National Times)- ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir have emerged as the winning duo of Pakistan, demonstrating exceptional unity and leadership during the country\u2019s recent confrontation with India. Sources familiar with the matter confirmed to\u00a0<em>The News<\/em>\u00a0that the prime minister and the army chief remained in constant contact throughout the crisis, coordinating every major decision from policy formulation to its timely implementation. Their partnership was evident on all fronts \u2014 military, diplomatic, and political. \u201cThere was seamless coordination, trust-based relationship underpinned by understanding and respect for each other\u2019s role and responsibility and thinking in unison that brought such results for Pakistan,\u201d a key source who was witness to what was going on in the power corridors said.\u00a0 About the level of coordination, the source said, \u201cIt was 24\/7 real time exchange of two-way information showing extensive consultations between them and their teams.\u201d <em>The News<\/em>\u00a0was told that the key advisers around both the leaders strengthened, nurtured and protected this partnership and teamwork. \u201cIt was no more like a few people basking in the lawns of PM House and taking decisions about destiny of nation,\u201d the source said, adding that the National Security Committee, Cabinet and senior leaderships\u2019 huddles were the forums for decision making.\u00a0 While General Munir led a meticulously executed military strategy that outmaneuvered Indian forces, PM Shehbaz Sharif, along with Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, spearheaded an aggressive diplomatic campaign that effectively presented Pakistan\u2019s case on the international stage and put India on the back foot. Officials said that since the Pahalgam incident, both civil and military leadership maintained a united front. Pakistan\u2019s stance has drawn praise not only domestically but also from the international community for its clarity and restraint in the face of provocation. Throughout the short war and after the ceasefire, the prime minister and the army chief were seen side by side visiting border areas to boost troop morale, attending the funerals of martyrs, meeting with their families for condolence, and checking on the injured in military and civilian hospitals. In a show of national unity, PM Shehbaz also reached out to key political stakeholders, including allies and the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership, to forge a single national voice in condemning Indian aggression. The prime minister also kept the president in the loop.\u00a0 The prime minister directed his team to engage with PTI leadership to build national unity on the issue. Amid escalating tensions, PM Shehbaz Sharif extended an offer of dialogue to PTI, emphasising the need for a united front.\u00a0 Meanwhile, the Inter-Services Public Relations director general expressed gratitude to \u2018all political leaders\u2019 and \u2018all political parties\u2019 for their unwavering support to the armed forces in the nation\u2019s fight against Indian aggression.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan(National Times)- ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir have emerged as the winning duo of Pakistan, demonstrating exceptional unity and leadership during the country\u2019s recent confrontation with India. Sources familiar with the matter confirmed to\u00a0The News\u00a0that the prime minister and the army chief remained in constant contact [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>From conflict to diplomacy: How PM Shehbaz and COAS challenged India - Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/104518\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"From conflict to diplomacy: How PM Shehbaz and COAS challenged India - Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pakistan(National Times)- ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir have emerged as the winning duo of Pakistan, demonstrating exceptional unity and leadership during the country\u2019s recent confrontation with India. 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