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Pakistan's new army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa believes extremism is a bigger 'threat' than India, Dawn says
Devika Bhattacharya| TNN | Updated: Nov 26, 2016, 08.36 PM IST
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Pakistan army's Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa
NEW DELHI: Pakistan's Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa was on Saturday appointed as the country's Army chief, replacing the hawkish General Raheel Sharif.
Qamar Javed Bajwa+ , who was commissioned in the 16 Baloch Regiment in October 1980, is currently serving as the Inspector General of Training and Evaluation, Dawn said in a profile. He is from the infantry's Baloch Regiment, which has had three officers become Pakistan army chief.
Bajwa has commanded the Pakistan Army's largest force, the 10 Corps, which oversees the areas along the Line of Control. He is a veteran in handling affairs in the troubled Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (Azad Kashmir) and in the northern regions of the country. Bajwa has also held the position of Force Commander Gilgit-Baltistan as a Major General.
Despite Bajwa's extensive involvement in Azad Kashmir, it is said that he considers extremism a bigger threat to his country over India, Dawn said. He is also said to be an apolitical person without any biases. His military colleagues say he is not attention-seeking and remains well connected with his troops.
"He is extremely professional, but very easy-going and full of compassion," an officer who had served under him told Dawn.
Bajwa has been posted at several operational and staff positions in the army. He has previously held the post of instructor at the Infantry School, as well as at the Command and Staff College in Quetta.
He's also a former chief of the Force Command Northern Areas and has served with a UN mission in Congo alongside former Indian army chief General Bikram Singh, who was there in his capacity as a division commander.
A report published in Pakistan's Tribune said Bajwa is a graduate of the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College in Toronto, The Naval Post Graduate University, California and the National Defence Univesity, Islamabad.
Bajwa will take command as Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff on November 29, the day Sharif retires from his post.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...than-India-Dawn-says/articleshow/55639153.cms
Pakistan Gets Its New Army Chief Who Is Believed To Be More Anti-Terrorist Than Anti-India
Today is a big day for Pakistan. They now have a new leader who’ll be running the show and he’s, ironically, appointed by the democratically elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Say hello to Lt General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is going to take over from General Raheel Sharif as the next Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan on November 29.
Lt Gen Bajwa is now the Army Chief of Pakistan.DailyPakistan
Lt Gen Bajwa will now be at the helm of the approximately 6 lakh soldiers, the sixth largest army in the world, besides acting as the go to man for everything that concerns Pakistan’s relations with other countries and national security.The Lt Gen is the current Inspector General Training and Development GHQ. It is the same position that Gen Raheel Sharif served in before becoming the chief.One reason why Lt Gen Bajwa was given the top job could be due to the fact that he is from the Baloch regiment with a good track record in Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas. He served as the Chief of the Force Command Northern Areas.The Northern Areas in Pakistan are the Gilgit Baltistan region in Azad Kashmir, through which China is planning to crave the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
But according to Pakistani media reports, Lt Gen Bajwa is an army officer who considers terrorists a bigger threat than India. That’s a key thing to note.
The question in the minds of Pakistanis is whether the new army chief set an example like the outgoing General Sharif by working closely with a democratically elected government or will he go the Musharraf way.
General Raheel Sharif retires as the most admired Army Chief of Pakistan.
The possibility of the latter is less likely if we go by what the Pakistani media reports on the attitude of the new chief.General Raheel Sharif steps down as the most popular army chief of Pakistan because of the Operation Zarb-e-Azb against Taliban in NWFP and along the entire Pakistan-Afghanistan border. That he did not seek an extension unlike other Army chiefs of Pakistan adds another feather to his cap.But Sharif also retires as the chief during whose tenure India conducted surgical strikes and took out terrorist camps in the Azad Kashmir.
http://topyaps.com/lt-gen-qamar-javed-bajwa-pak-army-chief
Devika Bhattacharya| TNN | Updated: Nov 26, 2016, 08.36 PM IST
HIGHLIGHTS
- Bajwa has commanded the 10 Corps, which oversees the areas along the LoC
- According to a report in Dawn, Bajwa is said to consider extremism a bigger threat to his country over India
- He will take over from General Raheel Sharif as COAS on Nov 29
NEW DELHI: Pakistan's Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa was on Saturday appointed as the country's Army chief, replacing the hawkish General Raheel Sharif.
Qamar Javed Bajwa+ , who was commissioned in the 16 Baloch Regiment in October 1980, is currently serving as the Inspector General of Training and Evaluation, Dawn said in a profile. He is from the infantry's Baloch Regiment, which has had three officers become Pakistan army chief.
Bajwa has commanded the Pakistan Army's largest force, the 10 Corps, which oversees the areas along the Line of Control. He is a veteran in handling affairs in the troubled Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (Azad Kashmir) and in the northern regions of the country. Bajwa has also held the position of Force Commander Gilgit-Baltistan as a Major General.
Despite Bajwa's extensive involvement in Azad Kashmir, it is said that he considers extremism a bigger threat to his country over India, Dawn said. He is also said to be an apolitical person without any biases. His military colleagues say he is not attention-seeking and remains well connected with his troops.
"He is extremely professional, but very easy-going and full of compassion," an officer who had served under him told Dawn.
Bajwa has been posted at several operational and staff positions in the army. He has previously held the post of instructor at the Infantry School, as well as at the Command and Staff College in Quetta.
He's also a former chief of the Force Command Northern Areas and has served with a UN mission in Congo alongside former Indian army chief General Bikram Singh, who was there in his capacity as a division commander.
A report published in Pakistan's Tribune said Bajwa is a graduate of the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College in Toronto, The Naval Post Graduate University, California and the National Defence Univesity, Islamabad.
Bajwa will take command as Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff on November 29, the day Sharif retires from his post.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...than-India-Dawn-says/articleshow/55639153.cms
Pakistan Gets Its New Army Chief Who Is Believed To Be More Anti-Terrorist Than Anti-India
Today is a big day for Pakistan. They now have a new leader who’ll be running the show and he’s, ironically, appointed by the democratically elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Say hello to Lt General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is going to take over from General Raheel Sharif as the next Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan on November 29.
Lt Gen Bajwa is now the Army Chief of Pakistan.DailyPakistan
Lt Gen Bajwa will now be at the helm of the approximately 6 lakh soldiers, the sixth largest army in the world, besides acting as the go to man for everything that concerns Pakistan’s relations with other countries and national security.The Lt Gen is the current Inspector General Training and Development GHQ. It is the same position that Gen Raheel Sharif served in before becoming the chief.One reason why Lt Gen Bajwa was given the top job could be due to the fact that he is from the Baloch regiment with a good track record in Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas. He served as the Chief of the Force Command Northern Areas.The Northern Areas in Pakistan are the Gilgit Baltistan region in Azad Kashmir, through which China is planning to crave the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
But according to Pakistani media reports, Lt Gen Bajwa is an army officer who considers terrorists a bigger threat than India. That’s a key thing to note.
The question in the minds of Pakistanis is whether the new army chief set an example like the outgoing General Sharif by working closely with a democratically elected government or will he go the Musharraf way.
General Raheel Sharif retires as the most admired Army Chief of Pakistan.
The possibility of the latter is less likely if we go by what the Pakistani media reports on the attitude of the new chief.General Raheel Sharif steps down as the most popular army chief of Pakistan because of the Operation Zarb-e-Azb against Taliban in NWFP and along the entire Pakistan-Afghanistan border. That he did not seek an extension unlike other Army chiefs of Pakistan adds another feather to his cap.But Sharif also retires as the chief during whose tenure India conducted surgical strikes and took out terrorist camps in the Azad Kashmir.
http://topyaps.com/lt-gen-qamar-javed-bajwa-pak-army-chief
