'Sharif soon to decide on successor to Pak army chief Raheel'

August 14, 2016 18:24

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is poised to pick a "safe" successor to Pakistan's powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif from among four generals and key considerations will include the candidate's views on foreign policy issues, especially ties with India, a leading newspaper said.

The four generals in line to succeed General Raheel are Chief of General Staff Lt Gen Zubair Hayat is the senior most followed by Multan Corps Commander Lt Gen Ishfaq Nadeem Ahmed, Bahawalpur Corps Commander Lt Gen Javed Iqbal Ramday and Inspector General Training and Evaluation Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, the Dawn reported.

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