ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa offered his condolences to the deceased US senator John McCain’s family on Monday. According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, the Army chief conveyed condolences to McCain’s family and said that he was a well-known war veteran and great representative of United States (US). He further added that the deceased Senator was a good friend of Pakistan who believed in great potential of Pak-US relations for common good of both countries. COAS conveys condolences to bereaved family of deceased Sen. John McCain. “McCain was a distinguished war veteran and an accomplished representative of his country. A friend of Pakistan who believed in great potential of Pak-US relations for common good of both countries”, COAS. — Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) August 27, 2018 US senator John McCain was 81 when he died on Saturday after a prolonged battle with (glioblastoma) brain cancer.