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After a period of suspense and intense speculation, the Pakistan government has picked Lt General Asim Munir, currently the Quartermaster General, to succeed General Qamar Javed Bajwa as the Chief of Army Staff on his retirement on November 29. He had earlier served as Director General of Military Intelligence and ISI, as well as the Commander of Pakistan army’s XXX Corps at Gujranwala. Munir is the senior-most officer in the army after Bajwa. However, his appointment has not been without controversy. To begin with, he was due to retire on November 27 — two days before the post of army...
