Raheel Sharif is new chief of Pakistan Army
Seniority was not the consideration when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif promoted and appointed Lt General Raheel Sharif as the new Pakistan army chief on Wednesday ending weeks of speculation. An official statement from the Prime Minister’s office said General Sharif was named as chief of army staff and General Rashad Mehmood as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee by President Mamnoon Hussain on the advice of Mr. Sharif. Lt General Sharif was serving as principal staff officer to General Kayani and Inspector General Training and Evaluation of Pakistan Army, while General Rashid Mehmood was Chief of General Staff. Former military spokesperson Major General Athar Abbas who was his batchmate and also served with him at the Quetta staff college, said the new chief of staff is likely to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor and will not go for major policy changes specially since decision making in the army is institutional.
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