Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has picked Lt Gen Asim Munir as Pakistan’s new army chief. Lt Gen Munir will replace General Qamar Javed Bajwa who is scheduled to retire on November 29.
Pakistan information minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced the appointment of new army chief on Twitter and added that apart from naming Lt Gen Munir as chief of army staff (COAS), PM Sharif has also appointed Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC).
