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Pak standing committee on defence approves bills concerning services chiefs' tenure

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Press Trust of India Islamabad

The Pakistan government on Friday initiated the process in Parliament to extend and fix the retirement age of chiefs of the armed forces and pave way for the extension of incumbent Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak tabled in the National Assembly, lower house of Parliament, three bills - the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act 2020, the Pakistan Navy (Amendment Act) 2020 and the Pakistan Air Force (Amendment Act) 2020.

The National Assembly and Senate's Joint Standing Committee on Defence approved the three bills.

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First Published: Jan 03 2020 | 7:10 PM IST

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