RAWALPINDI :(Parliament Times) Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, on his arrival at GHQ on Wednesday, laid a floral wreath at Yadgar-e-Shuhada and offered Fateha.
A smartly turned out contingent of Pakistan Army presented guard of honour to formally welcome new COAS in his office.
The new head of Pakistan’s army took command of the armed forces Tuesday.
In his first comments after assuming charge, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa signaled that the ongoing tensions with India along their frontier will ease soon.
“The situation at the Line of Control will hopefully improve soon,” he told reporters after the change of command ceremony.
Bajwa was installed at a ceremony in the garrison town of Rawalpindi, replacing Gen. Raheel Sharif, who stepped down after completing his three-year term.
