Pakistan, Aug. 14 -- Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir has been honoured with a prestigious war medal by Azerbaijan's defence minister, the military's media wing said on Wednesday.

According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Azerbaijan's Colonel General Karim Valiyev called on COAS Munir aft the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi today.

"On the occasion, Colonel General Karim Valiyev conferred upon Field Marshal Asim Munir, Azerbaijan's prestigious Patriotic War Medal for 'Services in the Field of Military Cooperation', on behalf of President Illham Aliyev, in recognition of his exceptional contributions in Azerbaijan-Pakistan bilateral military cooperation," the statement said.

Per the statement,...