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Pakistan: Former ISI chief Lt General Faiz Hamid seeks early retirement
•Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid was one of the six senior-most Pakistan Army generals shortlisted by the General Headquarters (GHQ) for the post of the Chief of Army Staff. The list was sent to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for approval last week
Explained: Why India should be wary of Pakistan’s new army chief Lt Gen Asim Munir
Fp Explainers •Lieutenant General Syed Asim Munir will replace General Qamar Javed Bajwa as Pakistan’s new army chief. Previously serving as the ISI chief, Munir has special knowledge on India and it was during his time that the Pulwama attack, which claimed the lives of 40 CRPF soldiers, took place
Imran Khan-baiter Asim Munir is Pakistan's next army chief. All you need to know about him
Fp Staff •General Syed Asim Munir is the 11th chief of the Pakistan Army since the Islamist nation was carved out of erstwhile British India in 1947. He was preceded by General Qamar Javed Bajwa
WATCH: 50 years on, Pakistan Army still exorcising the ghost of 1971 surrender
Fp Staff •The statement by Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa is the latest in the slew of attempts by the country's army to cover up its history of killing unarmed civilians in Bangladesh
Pakistan army chief Bajwa's family became billionaires in last six years: Report
•The investigative report by Fact Focus is supported by a lot of data that looks into the financial dealing of Bajwa's family including his wife Ayesha Amjad, his daughter-in-law Mahnoor Sabir and other close family members
Will Pakistan PM decide who will remain army chief?
Fp Staff •Both the better part of the last seven decades, the generals of the Pakistan Army have either ruled directly by imposing martial law or have done so in a more indirect by controlling the civilian governments
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif takes elder brother Nawaz's counsel on new Army chief's appointment
•This is not the first time Shehbaz has turned to his elder brother and former prime minister to seek guidance. It is his third visit to his brother since coming to power in April this year
Pakistan to have new Army chief next month; it may not end political uncertainty
Vivek Katju •Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Bajwa has confirmed that he will retire when his second term ends on 29 November. Yet, over the next few weeks Pakistan will remain largely focused on who will become Bajwa’s successor
Troubled by flash floods and economic turmoil, Pakistan chooses to debate who will be the next top general
•The debate in Pakistan is fixated on who will succeed Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa even though the country is pulling through the aftermath of devastating flash floods and is staring at an economic crisis
Pakistan: Imran Khan tried to sack Army chief General Bajwa before ouster, say reports
•It also reported that the attempted effort for a “change” failed as the defence ministry did not issue the necessary notification for the new appointment