COAS General Qamar Javaid Bajwa first talk in office
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ISLAMABAD: COAS General Qamar Javaid Bajwa has assumed charge of the Pakistan Army command.
On his first day in office, the new army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, on Tuesday voiced hope the volatile situation along the Line of Control (LoC) will improve soon.
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Tension between Pakistan and India has ratcheted up in recent months, leading to almost daily cross-LoC shelling. Dozens of people – mostly civilians – have been killed by unprovoked artillery and small arms fire by Indian border guards.
Soon after assuming charge as the 16th chief of army staff, Gen Qamar told journalists in an informal interaction that the situation ‘will be alright’ in the near future, according to the state-run APP news agency.
COAS General Qamar Bajwa visits Yadgar-e-Shuhada at GHQ
His optimism was contrary to the grim situation on the ground where the two nuclear-armed neighbours in recent weeks not only exchanged fire but also hurled threats at each other.
