In hindsight: Gen Bajwa’s last speech | 20 minutes with Nadia Naqi | Dawn News English

Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, in his final public address as the army chief, criticised anti-military narrative and urged political stakeholders to set aside labels of ‘imported’ and ‘selected’ to move forward for the country’s sake. The army chief made these remarks during his speech at the Defence and Martyrs day ceremony, which is held annually at the General Headquarters (GHQ) Rawalpindi on September 6 to commemorate the sacrifices of fallen heroes of the 1965 war. However, it was postponed this year in solidarity with flood victims across the country and rescheduled for later. He dedicated a major portion of his speech to political matters, saying that he often wondered that the Indian army carried out the most human rights violations in the world but “their people seldom make them the target of criticism”. The army chief said that instead of welcoming the military’s decision, “many sectors used very inappropriate and undignified language while making the army the target of severe criticism.” Gen Bajwa said that a “false narrative was created”, from which “an escape is now being attempted”. He said the army had initiated its process of “catharsis” and expected that political parties would follow suit as well and reflect on their behaviour. In this episode of 20 Minutes With Nadia Naqi, the Dawn News anchorperson asks strategic and political analyst Dr. Qamar Cheema what did the outgoing COAS Gen Bajwa's last address entail, can the new army chief Gen Asim Munir keep the armed forces out of the politics? Official Facebook:   / dawndotcom   Official Twitter:   / dawn_com   Website: www.dawn.com Official Instagram:   / dawnnewsenglish   #dawnnewsenglish #dawnnews #dawn #pakistan #pakistannews #englishnews #businessnews #news #genbajwa #coasbajwa #coas #armychief #armychiefappointment #qamarjavedbajwa #imrankhan #pti #ptilongmarch #longmarch #azadimarch #haqeeqiazadimarch