ISLAMABAD: Weeks of intense speculation and rumours comes to an end as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has finalized the selection of two senior army officers as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee (CJCSC) on Saturday.
According to details, Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, a career infantry officer belonging to the Baloch Regiment has been appointed as the new COAS, while Lt Gen Zubair Hayat has been appointed the CJCSC.
Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and Lt Gen Zubair Hayat will be promoted to the rank of four-star generals.
Both generals would take up their new posts from Tuesday, the day the current army chief General Raheel Sharif will depart.