Pakistan Army Leadership

General Asim Munir appointed Army chief of Pakistan

Munir replaces General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who was appointed to the post in 2016.

Scroll Staff
· Nov 24, 2022 · 01:50 pm
Pakistan: Army chief Bajwa’s tenure extension cut to six months by Supreme Court

The Imran Khan government had given General Bajwa a three-year extension.

Scroll Staff
· Nov 28, 2019 · 04:29 pm
Pakistan Army chief says military will back government’s efforts to normalise relations with India

General Qamar Javed Bajwa addressed senators to help them ‘prepare policy guidelines in the light of emerging regional realities’.

Scroll Staff
· Dec 21, 2017 · 01:45 pm

An LoC veteran, but keen on fighting terror: India is watching Pakistan's new Army chief

Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who takes over on Tuesday, was Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's pick for the post.

Saikat Datta
· Nov 29, 2016 · 07:30 am