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Ex-Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Bajwa Returns Home After Dubai Treatment
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News18•03-10-2026, 11:05
Ex-Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Bajwa Returns Home After Dubai Treatment
- •Former Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has returned to Pakistan after receiving medical treatment in Dubai for head and back injuries sustained in a February fall.
- •Bajwa is currently recovering at home, undergoing physiotherapy and medical treatment, with family sources indicating he has recovered 60-70%.
- •He traveled to Dubai in August for further medical examinations after months of slow recovery in Pakistan, including a three-week stay at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) and subsequent care in Rawalpindi.
- •Complications related to his nervous system and spinal cord injuries prompted the Dubai visit for further evaluation.
- •Bajwa served as Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff from November 2016 to November 2022, a period marked by significant political upheaval.
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General Qamar Javed Bajwa has returned home to Pakistan after undergoing medical treatment in Dubai, with family sources reporting that he is recovering slowly and has achieved roughly a 60-70% recovery while following a strict regimen of physiotherapy and medical care at home.
Bajwa traveled to Dubai in August for further medical examinations and treatment after suffering persistent head and back injuries, alongside nervous system and spinal cord complications following a fall at his home earlier in February.
General Bajwa served as Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff from November 2016 until his retirement in November 2022, a tenure that included a six-year term and a period of significant political upheaval in the country.
