Rawalpindi (HRNW) Outgoing military chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday handed over the command of the army to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir.
General Asim Munir is the 17th army chief and the first COAS who served as the director general (DG) of Military Intelligence (MI) and primary spy agency – ISI.
Gen Bajwa passed the baton of command to Gen Asim Munir – who was chosen to lead the country’s army by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on November 24 – during the ceremony held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) Rawalpindi.
The command stick of the Pakistan Army is made of traditional Malacca cane.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President Arif Alvi, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, federal ministers, and former and senior military officials were present on the occasion. Former army chiefs Gen (retd) Raheel Sharif and Gen (retd) Kiyani also attended the ceremony.