Forbes ranks General Bajwa among 'World's Most Powerful People' 

Forbes magazine's annual list of 'The World's Most Powerful People' for 2018 includes Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

According to the list, General Bajwa ranked 68th on the list of 78 most powerful people around the world. Forbes in their article wrote, "Javed Bajwa joins the worlds most powerful at a time when the rift between India and Pakistan is improving, partly thanks to his efforts."

The publisher added,"Two years into his tenure as the head of the world's sixth largest Army, Bajwa has established himself as a mediator and proponent of democracy."

Chinese President Xi Jinping has been named the world's most powerful person for 2018. Whereas, Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States President Donald Trump have been ranked second and third.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been named as the 9th most powerful people around the world.