{"id":27686,"date":"2025-11-16T18:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T18:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=27686"},"modified":"2025-11-16T18:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T18:04:02","slug":"jordans-king-abdullah-ii-awards-order-of-the-military-merit-to-coas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=27686","title":{"rendered":"Jordan&#8217;s King Abdullah II awards Order of the Military Merit to COAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Jordan\u2019s King Abdullah II has conferred the Order of the Military Merit of First Degree upon Field Marshal Asim Munir in recognition of his contributions to strengthening military cooperation between Jordan and Pakistan, the military\u2019s media wing said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), King Abdullah II, who is also the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces, visited Global Industrial &amp; Defence Solutions (GIDS) with Princess Salma bint Abdullah II and a delegation of Jordanian civil and military officials. Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), along with senior Pakistani officials, received the royal guests.<\/p>\n<p>During the GIDS visit, the King was given a comprehensive briefing on Pakistan\u2019s defence production, technological innovations, and potential areas for bilateral cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>The COAS highlighted the strong defence partnership between Pakistan and Jordan, reiterating Pakistan\u2019s commitment to further enhancing military-to-military cooperation and pursuing a shared vision of regional stability.<\/p>\n<p>His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces, visited the Tilla Field Firing Ranges today along with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, COAS. pic.twitter.com\/3jrGiN0qTg<br \/>\n\u2014 Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) November 16, 2025<\/p>\n<p>King Abdullah II attended the exercise alongside Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. Mr Vugar Valeh oglu Mustafayev, Minister of Defence Industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan, was also present among the distinguished guests.<\/p>\n<p>The King and other officials witnessed a joint fire and manoeuvre exercise, which showcased multi-domain operations, including conventional and air firepower, coordinated troop movements, spectrum warfare capabilities, and multi-purpose drones employed in various configurations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis Majesty appreciated the high standards of training, professionalism, and operational capabilities and preparedness demonstrated by the participating troops and aircrews,\u201d the ISPR said.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed Pakistan\u2019s respect and affection for King Abdullah II and the people of Jordan, noting that the visit \u201creflects the enduring friendship, mutual trust and a shared desire for peace and development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jordan\u2019s King Abdullah II has conferred the Order of the Military Merit of First Degree upon Field Marshal Asim Munir in recognition of his contributions to strengthening military cooperation between Jordan and Pakistan, the military\u2019s media wing said. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), King Abdullah II, who is also the Supreme Commander of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27686\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}