Former Chief of Army Staff Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa was reportedly admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after suffering a head injury following a fall at his residence early Tuesday morning, reported by Geo News.
According to Geo News, the incident occurred at around 4:30 a.m., when the former army chief slipped in the bathroom of his home. He sustained injuries to the head and is currently receiving medical treatment in the ICU.
Gen (retd) Bajwa served as Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff from 2016 to 2022, retiring on November 29, 2022, after completing his tenure.
Before assuming the army’s top post, he held several key appointments at the General Headquarters (GHQ), including serving as Inspector General of Training and Evaluation. Earlier in his career, he also worked in 10 Corps as a lieutenant colonel, where he performed duties as a General Staff Officer.
He has international experience as well, having served with a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a brigade commander. Additionally, he remained Commandant of the Infantry School in Quetta.
Gen (retd) Bajwa belongs to the Baloch Regiment, a formation that has produced several army chiefs, including Gen Yahya Khan, Gen Mirza Aslam Beg, and Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.
Via Geo News
I don’t like him, but may Allah bestow His mercy on him and allow for a speedy recovery.
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