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Pakistan Extends Army Chief's Term Amid Tensions With India

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan extended the term of
   his military chief Monday amid dangerously escalating tensions with
   rival India over the disputed Kashmir region.

   General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the Pakistani chief of army staff, was due
   to retire in November after completing his stipulated three-year term.

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