Munir, who was to retire on November 27, two days before Bajwa completed an extended tenure of almost six years, was among six generals in the race for the top post -- a cause for much uncertainty and speculation till this week.
The hype and hoopla created over the appointment of Pakistan's new army chief came to rest after General Asim Munir and General Sahir Shamshad Mirza were notified as the next chief of army staff (COAS) and chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) respectively on November 24.
President Arif Alvi on Thursday signed the summary and approved the appointment of Lieutenant General Asim Munir as the next Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee (CJCSC).
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.
The searches are being conducted in Srinagar, Badgam and Pulwama districts. This is subsequent to the leads received from searches done a few days ago in the same case, Srinagar Police said.
An engineering student was granted a five-year jail term by a Bengaluru court for celebrating the 2019 Pulwama attack in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force
(CRPF) jawans were killed.
Jammu and Kashmir [India], October 22 (ANI): Seher Mir, a 17-year-old Class 12 girl from Pampore in Pulwama, creates awareness about two taboo subjects, mental health and menstruation. As a part of her campaign, she carries out awareness drives in governemnt schools and among women in rural
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 18 (ANI): The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Jammu and Kashmir Police is conducting raids in the entire Pulwama on Tuesday.
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 15 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), Ajaz Ahmad Bhat on Friday conducted a review of Centre for Women Entrepreneurship and District Nodal Office, Srinagar.
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 6 (ANI): Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir is said to be the pencil district of the country as 70 per cent of slates are produced from this district and sent to pencil manufacturing companies.