The new chief will take over from outgoing General Qamar Javed Bajwa
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday named General Lieutenant-General Asim Munir as the new chief of the country's powerful army, the information minister said on Twitter.
The new chief will take over from outgoing General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who will retire later this month after a six-year term. (Reporting by Gibran Peshimam; Editing by Neil Fullick)
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