Gen (r) Asim Bajwa to be appointed as head of CPEC Authority

ISLAMABAD: Lieutenant General (R) Asim Bajwa is likely to be  appointed as the head of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority.

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Asim Bajwa, also former Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) chief will be appointed for a period of four years.

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In this regard, a summary has been prepared by the Prime Minister’s Office and sent to the Cabinet Division for approval.

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The approval of the summary is expected in the next meeting of the federal cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

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General Asim Saleem Bajwa is a retired three-star general who has also served as Commander Southern Command and Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) from 2012 to 2016.

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He has also been honoured with the Tamgha-e-Basalat and Hilal-e-Imtiaz for his military services.

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