It is believed that in the coming days some other big faces of the army may leave their post. Meanwhile, soon after becoming the new army chief in Pakistan, a senior military officer who was close to Imran has been sent behind bars.
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New army chief after the appointment of Pakistan There are signs of disunity in the army. general as army chief Asim Munir In protest against the appointment of two senior generals decided to leave their posts. The special thing is that both these generals are close and friends of former PM Imran Khan. It is believed that in the coming days some other big faces of the army may leave their posts. Meanwhile, soon after becoming the new Army Chief in Pakistan, a senior military officer who was close to Imran has been sent behind bars, who is accused of allegedly making indecent statements.
According to the report, one of those who left the post, Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, was the head of the ISI during the Imran government. He was removed from his post by General Bajwa. On the other hand, Lieutenant General Azhar Abbas is also a favorite of Imran. According to media reports, more senior army officers may leave their posts in the coming times. Imran Khan wanted to make Faiz Hameed the army chief.
Masterstroke of Shahbaz Sarkar
The Shahbaz government recently decided to appoint Lieutenant General Aseem Munir as the army chief. The special thing is that he was about to retire on 27 November. He is considered a very experienced lieutenant. He is a four star rank officer from lieutenant general. He has been given an extension of three years and during this time he will lead the Pakistan Army. The army has played a big role in the governments of Pakistan. Imran Khan also accepts the ploy of the army behind the toppling of his government.
Imran took action against Aseem Munir
The posting of Army Chief in Pakistan has always been political. The special thing in the recent posting is that Aseem Munir is a staunch opponent of Imran. Asim Munir used to be the head of ISI when Imran became the Prime Minister in 2018. He allegedly told Imran that his wife Bushra Bibi and her first husband and friends were earning crores from corruption. It is said that Imran did not take any action on this, rather removed Munir from the post of ISI chief.
Bajwa did not want the chair close to Imran
After this, Munir became a staunch opponent of Imran. Now that Imran is out of power, the key to politics was with Shahbaz Sharif. Using this politically, he made Munir the army chief. After the appointment of Army Chief, Imran Khan’s long march is also believed to have flopped. Meanwhile, Imran has also canceled his long march. General Bajwa is retiring on November 29, who did not want Imran’s close to get the army chief’s chair.
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