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New Pakistan Army Chief Hopes For Peace At The Border

Swarajya StaffNov 29, 2016, 05:24 PM | Updated 05:24 PM IST
Pakistan on 26 November appointed General Qamar Javed Bajwa as the country’s powerful new chief of army staff. Photo credit: SS MIRZA/AFP/Getty Images

Pakistan on 26 November appointed General Qamar Javed Bajwa as the country’s powerful new chief of army staff. Photo credit: SS MIRZA/AFP/Getty Images


Pakistan's new army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said the current tensions on the border with India will ease soon.


The army chief added that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. The comments came after the outgoing army chief, Gen Raheel Sharif, warned India that "mistaking our policy of patience for weakness" would prove "dangerous".

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