Ex-army chief Bajwa hospitalised after fall at home, confirms ISPR
A photo of General (Retd.) Qamar Javed Bajwa. PHOTO: FILE
Former chief of army staff General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa has been hospitalised after suffering a fall in his home, according to a video posted on X by Bajwa's brother-in-law Naeem Ghummam. "He was barefoot when he slipped and suffered a head injury," he said.
#BreakingNews: General Bajwa’s brother in law Naeem Ghumman gives an important update on ex Army Chief’s serious health condition in Military Hospital Rawalpindi. General Bajwa receives head injury and is now undergoing different critical tests.👇 pic.twitter.com/67t69A9VTT
After the fall, he was moved to the Combined Military Hospital for treatment. "However many tests there are ... he has undergone them," Ghummam said, adding that General Bajwa was "100% out of danger" and that nothing suspicious came up in his medical examination.
The military’s media wing confirmed the incident. “Former Chief of Army Staff General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa, Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military), sustained an injury after falling at his residence,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. He is currently under treatment at CMH, it added.
General Bajwa served as the 10th Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Pakistan Army for a tenure of over six years, from November 2016 to November 2022.
His appointment was made by then-prime minister Nawaz Sharif, and he was given an extended tenure of three years by former prime minister Imran Khan in 2019. He retired on November 29, 2022, when his extended term came to an end.