Pakistan PM Sharif names General Bajwa as new army chief

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Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif names new chief of army staff​

This article is more than 6 years old
Qamar Javed Bajwa expected to be more amenable to Sharif than predecessor and take a tougher line against militant groups

Lt Gen Bajwa has held senior command positions in the country’s north, including Kashmir. Photograph: Muhammad Yousuf/AP

Jon Boone in Islamabad
Sat 26 Nov 2016 09.46 EST

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Pakistan’s prime minister has named his choice for the next head of the country’s army after weeks of uncertainty, and just days before the position falls vacant.
A spokesman for Nawaz Sharif said the new chief of army staff would be Qamar Javed Bajwa, a lieutenant general currently in charge of military training.

He will take over from outgoing Raheel Sharif at a change-of-command ceremony on Tuesday. The prime minister also selected a more senior general, Zubair Hayat, as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee.
The commander of the world’s sixth largest army is among the most powerful men in the nuclear-armed state.
Talat Masood, a retired general, said the appointment of Bajwa would soothe current tensions between the military and the prime minister, who has repeatedly clashed with the outgoing army chief.

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“General Bajwa is not one of those who will try to assert his personality in order to dominate the political scene, or constantly be in the media,” Masood said. “He is more reserved than his predecessor and that will help make the situation more harmonious with the government.”
As army chief, Sharif earned huge popularity for the fall in violence that followed his decision to crackdown on domestic terror groups.
Some Pakistanis demanded that his term in office be extended but Sharif always insisted he would step down as scheduled after three years – the first army chief in two decades to do so.
The prime minister has long hoped to assert the supremacy of civilian rule over an army that cut short his second government in 1999, when he was overthrown by a military coup led by Pervez Musharraf, the army chief of the day.
Since returning to power in 2013, the prime minister has fallen out with the army over an attempt to prosecute Musharraf for treason, and the antics of a pro-government private news channel that accused the army’s intelligence agency of attempting to assassinate a popular journalist.
More recently, the two sides clashed following a newspaper story leaked by one of the prime minister’s aides that claimed the army was protecting Islamist groups that fight against India and Afghanistan.
Bajwa was selected for the role despite a vilification campaign on social media that spread claims some of his relatives were members of the Ahmadiyya community, an Islamic sect despised as heretics by religious hardliners.
He has held senior command positions in the country’s mountainous north, including the contested region of Kashmir, where Pakistani and Indian troops have been exchanging lethal fire for months.
In addition to managing tensions with India, Bajwa is likely to continue his predecessor’s policy of fighting domestic jihadi groups, particularly the Pakistani Taliban.
Masood said the new army chief might also take a tougher line against militant groups that fight in Afghanistan and India – a longstanding demand of the international community.
“The change of command gives him an opportunity to do that and my impression is that he believes it is necessary,” he said. “He will try to make Pakistan not become a reason for the world to point fingers.”

 

[Maula Jatt]

 

[General Dong]

Ugly bastard really fuked over everyone in his 6 years. Now he can look forward to a life of luxury in Dubai and Belgium or whereever the turd chooses.. God willing the day will come when he's punished for his crimes against Pakistan

 

[Imran Khan]

thank you bajwa for opening our eyes
one thing must be noted what media say about army chief is BS
they are more stupid then what we think .

 

[Dalit]

thank you bajwa for opening our eyes
one thing must be noted what media say about army chief is BS
they are more stupid then what we think .

He has opened eyes. That is for sure.

 

[uhuru]

He has opened eyes. That is for sure.

The perception of privilege is broken and there will be no turning back.

thank you bajwa for opening our eyes
one thing must be noted what media say about army chief is BS
they are more stupid then what we think .

Army must remain in its barracks; they have no business in politics.

Here in our republic which is a union of two states, there is death penalty for any overthrow attempt; the constitution is clear. If a president is from mainland, VP must be from the islands and vice versa.

 

[Imran Khan]

 

[HAIDER]

Nawaz has head to toe matching Zia ul haq ... don t know about brain ..

 

[Ahmed_Bhai]

Let's have something from past...


This article is more than 6 years old

Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif names new chief of army staff​

This article is more than 6 years old
Qamar Javed Bajwa expected to be more amenable to Sharif than predecessor and take a tougher line against militant groups

Lt Gen Bajwa has held senior command positions in the country’s north, including Kashmir. Photograph: Muhammad Yousuf/AP

Jon Boone in Islamabad
Sat 26 Nov 2016 09.46 EST

• 
  
• 
  

Pakistan’s prime minister has named his choice for the next head of the country’s army after weeks of uncertainty, and just days before the position falls vacant.
A spokesman for Nawaz Sharif said the new chief of army staff would be Qamar Javed Bajwa, a lieutenant general currently in charge of military training.

He will take over from outgoing Raheel Sharif at a change-of-command ceremony on Tuesday. The prime minister also selected a more senior general, Zubair Hayat, as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee.
The commander of the world’s sixth largest army is among the most powerful men in the nuclear-armed state.
Talat Masood, a retired general, said the appointment of Bajwa would soothe current tensions between the military and the prime minister, who has repeatedly clashed with the outgoing army chief.

India blames Pakistan for deadly 'sneak attack' on soldiers in Kashmir
Read more
“General Bajwa is not one of those who will try to assert his personality in order to dominate the political scene, or constantly be in the media,” Masood said. “He is more reserved than his predecessor and that will help make the situation more harmonious with the government.”
As army chief, Sharif earned huge popularity for the fall in violence that followed his decision to crackdown on domestic terror groups.
Some Pakistanis demanded that his term in office be extended but Sharif always insisted he would step down as scheduled after three years – the first army chief in two decades to do so.
The prime minister has long hoped to assert the supremacy of civilian rule over an army that cut short his second government in 1999, when he was overthrown by a military coup led by Pervez Musharraf, the army chief of the day.
Since returning to power in 2013, the prime minister has fallen out with the army over an attempt to prosecute Musharraf for treason, and the antics of a pro-government private news channel that accused the army’s intelligence agency of attempting to assassinate a popular journalist.
More recently, the two sides clashed following a newspaper story leaked by one of the prime minister’s aides that claimed the army was protecting Islamist groups that fight against India and Afghanistan.
Bajwa was selected for the role despite a vilification campaign on social media that spread claims some of his relatives were members of the Ahmadiyya community, an Islamic sect despised as heretics by religious hardliners.
He has held senior command positions in the country’s mountainous north, including the contested region of Kashmir, where Pakistani and Indian troops have been exchanging lethal fire for months.
In addition to managing tensions with India, Bajwa is likely to continue his predecessor’s policy of fighting domestic jihadi groups, particularly the Pakistani Taliban.
Masood said the new army chief might also take a tougher line against militant groups that fight in Afghanistan and India – a longstanding demand of the international community.
“The change of command gives him an opportunity to do that and my impression is that he believes it is necessary,” he said. “He will try to make Pakistan not become a reason for the world to point fingers.”

We allowed a bhonpu bonga baghlool to become army chief. These are the stupidest, quiet and clueless pappu types that get bullied in Pakistani schools. Yet we made him COAS and his father in law. Madness.