Clearing the air on Pakistan s former army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa s statement on combat worthiness and his views on future threats, Pakistan military s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that Bajwa was quoted out of the context.
A Pakistani court has greenlighted the two-day physical remand of a prominent journalist who was arrested for his alleged involvement in leaking the personal tax data of former army chief General (retd.) Qamar Javed Bajwa s family members.
Former Pakistan Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa s claim of the army not interfering in political matters from a certain point has fallen flat with Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) leader Moonis Elahi stating during a TV talk show that he and his father Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi had supported Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Bajwa s instructions.
The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan s (TTP) announcement about ending the six-month-old ceasefire with Pakistan may prompt new Army Chief General Asim Munir to roll back former establishment head Qamar Javed Bajwa s doctrine of the apolitical army to the dismay of politicians.
Former Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa took over as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) in 2016 but his tenure as army chief witnessed political instability, economic crisis and a dramatic decline in the army s reputation in Pakistan, South Asia Press reported.