Who will be Pakistan's next Army Chief
August 20, 2016  01:24
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When Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif finally sits down to choose Gen Raheel Sharif's successor, his decision will be guided by personal choices, political considerations, and, in a couple of cases, his own experience of working with the candidates -- with a great temptation to go for someone safe, retired and serving bureaucrats and military officials were quoted as saying by Dawn.

The succession would take place upon the retirement of Gen Sharif at the end of November.

The line-up is more or less clear. 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.

There are two other generals between Gen Zubair and Gen Ishfaq Heavy Industrial Complex Taxila Chairman Lt Gen Syed Wajid Hussain and Director General Joint Staff Lt Gen Najibullah Khan but both are not technically qualified to be appointed army chief since they have not commanded a corps.

Lt Gen Maqsood Ahmed, who is serving as military adviser with the United Nations, is already on an extension and not eligible for promotion either.

All four generals eligible for promotion are from the 62nd PMA Long Course.

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