General Qamar Javed Bajwa
Source: The Quint.Com
After much speculation, Pakistan has appointed General Qamar Javed Bajwa as the new army chief. But even before his appointment, controversy surrounded Bajwa when he was one of the four contenders to replace General Raheel Sharif. He has been labelled an ‘Ahmadi’ by some hardliners and it sparked a debate. It all started when a few days before the appointment, Pakistani senator and politician Sajid Meer suggested that Bajwa has Ahmadi relatives, followed by many religious hardliners then objecting to his promotion. In the past, people have been persecuted for being followers of the Ahmadiyya sect in Pakistan. Ahmadis are followers of the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam, which is considered heretic by mainstream Muslims. In 1974, Pakistan passed a constitutional amendment declaring Ahmadis a ‘non-Muslim’ minority.
Categories: Ahmadiyyat: True Islam, Asia, Pakistan
Looks like a big game played by PM Nawaz Sharief,
It looks a big game by PM Nawaz Sharief. Outgoing COAS always dominated him specially in security and foreign affairs. He wishes these two important areas back to civil authority. Intentional le-belling Ahmadi to new COAS will be like ever hanging sword forcing him to remain cautious and always to play at aback foot. Power lusty people can go to any extent so Nawaz has gone. Now one has to see how Gen Bajwa behaves.