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On 19 August 2019, his tenure as army chief was extended for another three years, starting from November 2019 until November 2022, by the prime minister of Pakistan [[Imran Khan]].<ref name="dawn.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1500427|title=Army chief Gen Bajwa's tenure extended for another 3 years|first=Dawn com | Sanaullah Khan | Naveed|last=Siddiqui|date=19 August 2019|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref> However, on 26 November 2019, the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] suspended the three-year extension.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2019/11/pakistan-court-temporarily-suspends-army-chief-extension-191126102247492.html?espv=1|title=Pakistan's top court temporarily suspends army chief's extension|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref> On 28 November 2019, the Supreme Court of Pakistan announced a short order allowing a 6-month extension in Bajwa's term as the COAS, during which the parliament was to legislate on the extension/reappointment of an army chief.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gen Bajwa to stay on as COAS for 6 more months: SC |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1519326 |work=Dawn |date=28 November 2019}}</ref> On 8 January 2020, the [[Senate of Pakistan]] passed the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill 2020, allowing for Bajwa's tenure extension up to three years until 29 November 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Senate loses no time in passing tenure bills to meet expedited timeline |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1527033 |work=Dawn |date=January 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan passes bill legalising extensions for military chiefs |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/1/8/pakistan-passes-bill-legalising-extensions-for-military-chiefs |work=Al Jazeera |date=January 8, 2020}}</ref>
In April 2022, Bajwa publicly suggested at a security forum in Islamabad that Pakistan had been pushed into dependence on China.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pakistan's foreign policy reset hits a dead end |date=13 July 2022 |url=https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/pakistans-foreign-policy-reset-hits-a-dead-end/ |publisher=The Australian Strategic Policy Institute |access-date=13 July 2022}}</ref> Nevertheless,
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