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Pakistan President meets Imran Khan hours after PM Shehbaz picks army chie
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Earlier today, Pakistan Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced that Lt Gen Asim Munir has been named as the chief of army staff and Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza has been named as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
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Pulwama attack architect Asim Munir to be Pakistan's new army chief
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Munir was among those in Pakistan who oversaw the 2019 Pulwama terror attack, according to Tilak Devasher, a member of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) and who retired as Special Secretary, the Cabinet Secretariat.
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Lt Gen Asim Munir named Pakistan's new army chief
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has decided to appoint Lt. Gen. Sahir Shamshad Mirza as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir as the Chief of the Army Staff using the constitutional authority, Pakistan Information Minister Marriyum Auran
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Pakistan Army Chief admits military involvement in politics
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
While addressing the Defence and Martyrs Day ceremony, the Army Chief said that armies around the world are seldom criticized "but our army is often subjected to criticism." "I think the reason for that is the army's involvement in politics. That is why in February, the army decided to not i
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Pakistan government receives list of contenders for country's next army ch
Updated : 3 years, 4 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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Will disclose strategy if polls not held after Pakistan army chief appoint
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Fawad Chaudhry said that PTI has called on the government to announce the date for elections. However, he stressed that the incumbent government was fearful about its defeat in the polls.
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Differences among political parties give Pak Army greater power over leade
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The ongoing economic turbulence and the divide between political parties have resulted in Pakistan Army getting a strong grip over the leadership in the South Asian country, Asian Lite reported.
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Process for appointment of new Pakistan army chief likely to start today:
Updated : 3 years, 4 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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Pak army chief Bajwa's family became billionaires in last six years: Repor
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Writing for Fact Focus, Pakistani journalist Ahmad Noorani has unearthed how Bajwa's immediate and extended family members, in a matter of few years, started a new business, became owners of farmhouses in prominent Pakistani cities and bought foreign properties, making billions of dollars in
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Frustrated Imran questions Pakistan's judicial system in Toshakhana refere
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
After levelling charges against the Pakistan army over his removal from power, former Prime Minister Imran Khan dragged Geo Group and Pakistan's judicial system into the Toshakhana reference.
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Physical intimidation, enforced disappearances by Pak army see 3-fold rise
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Shireen Mazari tweeted on November 7, confirming human rights violations in Balochistan. In the tweet, he expressed sorrow over the 'disappearance of eleven women and children'.
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Imran Khan under fire for politicising Pakistan Army Chief appointment pro
Updated : 3 years, 4 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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