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Lt.Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa the new COAS - Lt.Gen Zubair Hayat new CJCSC.

Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa is the new COAS
& Gen Zubair Hayat New CJCSC


Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa chosen as new army chief
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After weeks of intense speculation and rumours, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has finalised the selection of two senior army officers as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee (CJCSC), reported DawnNews.

A career infantry officer belonging to the Baloch Regiment, Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has been appointed as the new COAS, while Lt Gen Zubair Hayat has been appointed the CJCSC.

Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and Lt Gen Zubair Hayat will be promoted to the rank of four-star generals.

Both generals would take up their new posts from Tuesday, the day the current army chief Raheel Sharif retires.

Others in contention for the post of army chief were Bahawalpur Corps Commander Lt Gen Javed Iqbal Ramday and Multan Corps Commander Lt Gen Ishfaq Nadeem. . All four generals are from the PMA’s 62nd long course, but have had different career trajectories.

The formal process for nomination starts with the General Headquarters sending a list of the senior-most generals to the prime minister via the defence ministry, but without making any formal recommendations.

The PM then holds informal consultations with the outgoing army chief before announcing his decision.

Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa
Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was something of a dark horse in this race for the post of COAS. He is currently serving at the GHQ as Inspector General of Training and Evaluation — the position Gen Sharif held before becoming army chief — he has commanded the 10 Corps, the army’s largest, which is responsible for the area along the Line of Control (LoC).

Lt Gen Bajwa has extensive experience of handling affairs in Kashmir and the northern areas of the country. As a major general, he led the Force Command Northern Areas. He also served in the 10 Corps as lieutenant colonel, where he was GSO.

Despite his extensive involvement with Kashmir and northern areas, he is said to consider extremism a bigger threat for the country than India.

Lt Gen Bajwa has served with a UN mission in Congo as a brigade commander alongside former Indian army chief Gen Bikram Singh, who was also there as a division commander.

He has previously also remained the commandant of the Infantry School in Quetta.

His military colleagues say he is not attention-seeking and remains well-connected with his troops.

“He is extremely professional, but very easy-going and full of compassion,” an officer who had served under him said, adding that he was not protocol-minded either. Gen Bajwa is also said to be an apolitical person without any biases.

He is from the infantry’s Baloch Regiment, which has given three officers to the post of army chief — Gen Yahya Khan, Gen Aslam Beg and Gen Kayani.

Lt Gen Zubair Hayat
Lt Gen Zubair Hayat is from the artillery and the serving Chief of General Staff (CGS). As a three-star general, he was previously posted as director general of the Strategic Plans Division (SPD), which is the secretariat of the NCA; and corps commander Bahawalpur. This makes him an ideal choice for the post of CJCSC, who has an almost exclusive jurisdiction over nuclear forces and assets.

His postings as CGS and DG SPD afforded him an opportunity to work very closely with PM Sharif and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar.

During his tenure as a major general, he was general officer commanding (GOC) Sialkot and later headed the Staff Duties (SD) Directorate, whose personnel are commonly known in the army as ‘paper tigers’. His stay at the directorate and his earlier posting as principal staff officer to the army chief brought him closer to Gen Kayani, and he is generally seen as Gen Kayani’s protégé.

However, his primary shortcoming is that he has never served in a conflict zone.

Some of those who worked with him describe him as “workaholic” and a “vociferous reader”.

He is also said to have a very sharp memory.

Gen Zubair is a second generation officer. His father retired as a major general, while two of his brothers are generals: Pakistan Ordnance Factories Wah Chairman Lt Gen Omar Hayat and Inter-Services Intelligence DG (Analysis) Maj Gen Ahmad Mahmood Hayat.

Gen Raheel's legacy
In 2013, when Gen Kayani announced that he would not take an extension for a second time, Gen Sharif was not among the favourites in the race for army chief. Even after he beat all the odds to become the chief, his detractors continued to doubt him saying he lacked an intelligence and operations background.

But he did not allow those shortcomings to become a handicap.

The high point in his tenure was the start of Operation Zarb-i-Azb in North Waziristan against the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in June 2014, something from which his predecessor shied away fearing blowback. The operation is now in its last stages. He is also credited for action against militancy in Karachi and partially restoring calm to the city.

Gen Sharif has all along been supportive of the government, except for a statement at the corps commanders’ conference last November when he expressed reservations over the civilian administration’s governance. The comment presented the spectacle of a row between the civilian and military leadership. He has, nevertheless, maintained strong influence over the government’s foreign and national security policies.

The general garnered unprecedented popularity among the general public and on social media.

What a HUGE relief. I hope he will talk to his counterpart, and restore normalcy on the border.
 
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Hey Niggah, I got some swag !
 
Pakistan is Islamic republic which constitution says no law can be made which is not in accordance Quran and Sunnah
Appointing COAS is not a law...Try using some common sense at some time. If you really wana have the things like your way, erase the mention of first two COAS who were English Christians leading the "Muslim Army".
 
Congratz and as people are saying this guy looks huge all the best to him and those saying he's qadyani pls GTFO
 
Reports about him are that he is a very humane and understanding person, while being a very professional soldier. It's the compassionate ones who fight the hardest. A very good choice, in my opinion.
Actually most of the folks here are more interested in "Coupability" of any chief than his credentials, career and/or personality
 
Well we whole heartedly welcome him. Big shoes to fill, but now he needs the same support we were giving Gen. Raheel Sharif.

All the best. Hope he proves to be a very good decision for the country.
General Raheel Shareef got the due support after success in Zarb e Azb and for his completely non-political role in the broader prospect.

If he is able to remain non-political, uproot the entire menance of terrorism, he will be regarded as the greatest general alongside General Raheel Shareef in the books of history
 
Sorry in Islam a non Muslim can't lead Muslim Army. Also he would have been a Qadyani it would have seriously bad impact on Army. Pakistan Army motto is Iman Taqwa and Jihad fi Sabilillah. Most soldiers are Muslims and they fight not for Pakistan but to defend a Muslim land. Yes we have non Muslim soldiers but for most soldiers motivation is Islam. So yes it matters no matter How many liberals try to say it should in Islam it does.


Both are but he is true Giant not only height but his size also

I have met him once. I am 5'10. He shoulder was level with my head :lol::lol::lol:
 
Biggest challenge for him would be to push a dagger into the heart of dying insurgency
 
Sorry in Islam a non Muslim can't lead Muslim Army. Also he would have been a Qadyani it would have seriously bad impact on Army. Pakistan Army motto is Iman Taqwa and Jihad fi Sabilillah. Most soldiers are Muslims and they fight not for Pakistan but to defend a Muslim land. Yes we have non Muslim soldiers but for most soldiers motivation is Islam. So yes it matters no matter How many liberals try to say it should in Islam it does.


Both are but he is true Giant not only height but his size also





Weren't first 2 Army Chiefs of Pak army were Non Muslims too??
 
HE IS NOT SUPER FIT
he is under weight or malnourished actually
even somalia army cheif looks better than him

n BTW your tough guy was fainted few days back while standing with modi

LOL he is well known for his fitness. In fact even among Indian generals, he is one of the fittest we have ever had. Only a Pakistani keyboard warrior, probably overweight himself, can call this guy malnourished. Trust me, very few people can look that fit at 60. He runs 10 km daily, look up.
 
Lt.Gen.Ramday was the closest to Gen.Raheel and his ideology.
The furthest to Gen. RS, and closest to PMLN is LT.Gen Bajwa.

Now patriotic Pakistanis will cringe at how he gives King Nawaz a free hand.

External policies will remain the same, but domestic policies will weigh in favor of King Nawaz and Cronies.

I pray that I'm proven wrong.

Best of Luck to Pakistanis, you are going to need it.
 
I'm sure he will continue from where his predecessor left it, General Sharif has set a good precedent during his tenure.
 
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