Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, military high-ups have expressed condolence on the death of former CJSCS Gen Shamim Alam Khan.
The ISPR tweeted that the CJCSC, COAS, CNS and CAS express heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of the former CJCSC.
They prayed the Almighty may bless his soul and give strength to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss with fortitude.
Gen Shamim served as the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. His father, Mahboob Alam Khan, was an officer in the Indian Civil Service.
After the partition in 1947, his family moved to Rawalpindi and he joined the Pakistan Army in 1954 which directed him to attend the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul. In 1956, he passed out in the class of 14th PMA Long Course from the PMA Kakul.
