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Pakistan government receives list of contenders for country's next army ch
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Gen Bajwa, 61, is slated to retire next week after a three-year extension. Besides the government, the Pakistani army also confirmed that it had sent the names of six top lieutenant generals for the appointment of Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) and the chairman of the joint chief of staff
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Pak Finance Ministry to probe 'illegal, unwarranted' leak of COAS Bajwa's
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Monday ordered a probe into the 'illegal, unwarranted' leak of Chief of Army Staff General (COAS) Qamar Javed Bajwa's family tax records.
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Process for appointment of new Pakistan army chief likely to start today:
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The tenure of present Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Bajwa will end on November 29. However, Pakistan's new army chief will likely be appointed before November 27, as per the Dawn report.
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Govt reaches out to PTI for talks as Pak holds breath for new army chief
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Dar offered dialogue to resolve political issues, the sources said. Meanwhile, the Pakistan President, a member of PTI, told him his message would be conveyed to the party leadership which has shown a willingness to hold talks.
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Imran Khan under fire for politicising Pakistan Army Chief appointment pro
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan was criticised for his controversial statements and for politicising the new army chief appointment
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PM Shehbaz to appoint new army chief in a "day or two" says Pak Interior M
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Friday said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will be appointing a new army chief in a "day or two" as he believes that further delay over the appointment will not be appropriate.
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Nawaz Sharif may return to Pakistan next month: report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Sharif, 70, was allowed to leave for London in 2019 after the Lahore High Court granted him permission to go abroad for medical treatment. He has since been in the UK and commanded the reigns of the party from there.
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Pak PM heads to London to meet PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, may discuss app
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
This visit to London is the third such trip since he became Prime Minister in April. The Dawn newspaper reported that this visit comes two weeks before the end of Pakistan Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa's tenure on November 29.
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PTI's long march aims at stopping next Pak army chief's appointment, says
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Maryam Nawaz said she was speaking to "expose" the "actual agenda" of PTI's "part-time" long march towards Islamabad and said that it had not been arranged for the sake of the nation but its purpose is to stop the incumbent government from appointing the next army chief.
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"There is internal threat due to this political turmoil..." ISI unfolds ma
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan's spy agency ISI unfolded many secrets for the first time in an explosive interview with ISI chief Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum along with Director General ISPR Lt Gen Babar Iftikhar.
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Pak Army Chief Bajwa to retire after 5 weeks, not to seek extension
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], October 21 (ANI): Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said that he will not take an extension and retire after five weeks, reports Pakistan's Geo News.
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While a third of Pakistan is underwater, army chief's appointment is top n
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 16 (ANI): Forgetting the plight of Pakistanis who are facing one of the worst floods in the history of the country, the only news making the headlines is the selection of a new army chief.
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