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nQamar JavednBajwa has been appointed as Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Army by the Prime MinisternNawaj Sharif. He is the 16th person to hold this coveted position.nHis appointment has also ended the confusion going on in Pakistan as there werensome murmuring going on about the possibility of coup by the Pakistani Army lednby Raheel Sharief.
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nProfile of QamarnJaved Bajwa
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nQamar JavednBajwa was commissioned in the Pakistani Army in 1982 in Baloch Regiment. He hasndeep understanding of Baloch issues and should guide Pakistani establishment tonhandle Balochistan in a humane manner.
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nWhat makes QamarnJaved Bajwa special is his experience with Rawalpindi based X Corps. As younmight know, X Corps handles all operations of Kashmir. It is responsible fornplanning and executing infiltration in Kashmir. To an extent, X Corps also handlesnthe production of counterfeited Indian currency. It was also responsible for Kargil fiasco.
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nExperience withnX Corps can also make Bajwa to understand the underlying issues in a holisticnway. It is worth noting that after being appointed as the Chief of Army Staff,nhe said that the religious extremism in Pakistan is a bigger threat than anynconfrontation with India.
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nFamily of QamarnJaved Bajwa
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nQamar JavednBajwa is married to the daughter of Major General Iaz Ahmed. It is also believednthat Qamar Javed is an Ahmedi Muslim. As per the second amendment of thenPakistani Constitution, Ahmedi has been declared as non-Muslim.
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nIt should bennoted that Qamar Javed is due to retire on 8th August, 2017. He isnalso expected to follow the footsteps of his predecessor General Sharif andnwill not seek any extension.
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