DG ISPR, Lt Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa has clarified that the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa does not maintain any account on Facebook and Twitter.
“COAS designate Gen Qamar Bajwa has zero presence on social media. All fb/twitter & other SM platforms ids & accounts on his name are fake,” he said on Twitter.
#COAS designate Gen Qamar Bajwa has zero presence on social media.All fb/twitter&other SM platforms ids&accounts on his name are fake
— Gen Asim Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) November 27, 2016
The announcement came just a day after Gen Bajwa was appointed as the country’s new chief of army staff (COAS). He will replace General Raheel Sharif on November 29.
The army’s spokesperson further announced that a formal change of command ceremony will be held on Tuesday at the army’s general headquarters (GHQ) to welcome the incoming chief. According to media reports, newly appointed Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJSC) Gen Zubair Mehmood Hayat will take charge on Monday, a day before the ceremony.