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Islamabad, Nov 24 The Pakistan government on Thursday announced that Lieutenant General Asim Munir will replace General Qamar Javed Bajwa as the country's new Chief of the Army Staff (COAS).Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, using his Constitutional right, has also appointed Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), reports Geo News.Aurangzeb added that the summary of the appointments has been sent to President Arif Alvi for ratification.The decision was announced after the Prime Minister held a federal cabinet meeting to mull over the appointments after the allied parties authorised him to pick the officers for the top slots, Geo News reported.Both the officers picked for the slots were the senior-most military officials.Although the summary has been sent to the president, who belongs to the PTI, the coalition allies had warned him beforehand that he should avoid being loyal to his party and work in the interests of the state.In his conversation with reporters after the meeting of the federal cabinet, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif also confirmed that the summary has been sent to the president."All the matters have been settled in line with the Constitution of Pakistan and hopefully the president will not create a controversy," Asif said.The minister added that he expects President Alvi to approve the premier's advice.He also expressed hope that the said appointments would not be viewed politically.The minister refused to comment on PTI Chairman Imran Khan's consultation with President Alvi over the matter.He said that the Pakistan Air Force, navy, and army shouldn't be made controversial.Asif said that a detailed press release regarding the development will be issued.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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