ISLAMABAD: Twelve top generals of the Pakistan Army, including the chief of army staff and the chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, are likely to retire between March and November this year, while eight others will call it a day by September 2011. This will mark the end of a generation, which not only saw a phenomenal shift from conventional to digitalised war strategies, but also served under two martial laws.
With the stage set for some more extensions in the top brass -- depending on current exigencies -- some top ranking lieutenant generals might have to hang their boots to see their seniors holding on to the top slots, a Daily Times study revealed.
Out of the 29 serving lieutenant generals and two four-star generals, four lieutenant generals have so far been given one-year extensions in the past few months, including Inter-Services Intelligence Director General Lt Gen Shuja Pasha, Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Masood Aslam, officer on a UN mission Lt Gen Sikander Afzal and Chief of General Staff Lt Gen Mustafa Khan. According to official sources, the Peshawar corps commander is likely to relinquish his charge without completing his extension but the rest may continue. |