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Maj Gen Bajwa takes over as military spokesman
[Dawn] Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa on Monday assumed charge as the front man for the armed forces, taking over from the outgoing DG ISPR Major General Athar Abbas.... who is The Very Model of a Modern Major General... Bajwa was appointed as the Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) earlier in April to take over the position from Abbas after he retires in June. Bajwa was posted in Dera Ismail Khan ... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ... as a general officer commanding for the past two years. Under Bajwa's leadership, the army conducted military operations against hard boyz in the South  Wazoo tribal region.Prior to that, he served as the deputy military secretary under Former President General (retd) Pervez PervMusharraf ... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ... . It is believed that Bajwa, who has also commanded the 111 Brigade, played an active role in the publication of the Urdu edition of Musharraf's controversial autobiography 'In the Line of Fire'. He holds a Masters degree in Defence Studies from Kings College London UK & MSc War Studies from NDU, Islamabad. He is also the recipient of Tamgha-e-Basalat. Posted by: Fred 2012-06-05 |
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