March 20, 2021
General Bajwa – An Unlikely Statesman? (Opinion)
For better or for worse, Pakistan’s army chief holds insurmountable power which often exceeds that of the prime minister of the country. While the PM remains the appointing authority of the chief, once in power, the army chief can by no means be considered a “subordinate” to the Prime Minister in the Pakistani context. General Qamar Javed Bajwa was appointed as the Chief of Army Staff on 29 November 2016 by the then prime minister, Mian Nawaz Sharif who superseded two generals to give Gen Bajwa the top job. At the time, it was argued that General Bajwa was a


