INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistan&s Army Chief of Staff Gen
Qamar Javed Bajwa stepped down Tuesday and handed over the reigns to the country&s former spy chief Gen
Asim Munir, after leading the military for six years.The army, which wields huge influence in Pakistan, continues to fight local and foreign
militants on its home soil.Analysts say one of the key challenges Munir faces is the latest threat from the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan & more
commonly known as TTP which on Monday ordered its fighters to end a ceasefire and resume attacks across the country.Bajwa had approved a
series of operations against the TTP during his tenure.Bajwa also opened peace talks with TTP earlier this year.The TTP had agreed to an
indefinite cease-fire in May after talks with Pakistan&s government and military officials in Afghanistan&s capital, Kabul but ended the
truce Monday, vowing new attacks.The post Pakistan&s new army chief takes charge of military first appeared on Ariana News.
