General Qamar Javed Bajwa gets Pakistan army’s baton of command
RAWALPINDI: The baton of succession, the ‘Malacca Cane’ has been passed. General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday handed over the command of Pakistan army to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
General Bajwa took charge as the 16th army chief of the world's sixth-largest army by troop numbers in a formal colourful handover.
The succession ceremony where General Raheel Sharif handed over the ceremonial baton to his successor was held at the hockey stadium of General Headquarters (GHQ) in the garrison city.…