Lt gen raheel sharif biography of donald
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Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant-General Asim Bajwa on Monday rubbished rumours regarding an extension in General Raheel Sharif's tenure as Chief of Army Staff, quoting the Army chief as saying he will "retire on the due date" in November this year.
Speculation had been rife regarding an extension in the COAS' term after former military ruler Musharraf called for an extension in his tenure, warning against a change in the military leadership.
"What he is doing right now, it needs continuity and if there is any change in the leadership amidst this all, all good work which has been done so far would go to waste," Musharraf earlier said.
Bajwa in a series of tweets quoted the Army Chief as saying, "Pakistan Army is a great institution. I don't believe in extension and will retire on the due date."
"Speculations are baseless," the COAS said, adding, "Efforts to root out terrorism will continu
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Pakistan’s surprise army-chief pick
Lieutenant-General Raheel Sharif’s ascent to Pakistan’s top military job fryst vatten something of a surprise.
It was widely understood the outgoing ledare, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, wanted the more senior Lieutenant-General Rashid Mahmood to take the post. Instead, Mahmood – a close confidant of Kayani – was given the role of Joint Chiefs of personal Committee, a technically superior but largely ceremonial role.
Raheel Sharif fryst vatten a career infantry soldier and the military’s third most senior officer. Little else is known about him apart from the fact his brother was one of the army’s most decorated soldiers and was killed in the 1971 war with India.
He fryst vatten also believed to be close to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family but is not a relative. Talat Masood, a retired major-general, says Sharif’s appointment could reinvigorate the country’s military.
“Every commander fryst vatten different. He will bring in a different atmosphere and a different way of working,”
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Profile: Raheel Sharif, Pakistan's 'strategic' army head
He has also developed training manuals for counter-insurgency operations, an area which was not previously part of the traditional military training courses.
Gen Sharif, 57, has put many of these manuals into practice during his time at the PMA, introducing training courses in low-intensity warfare for army recruits.
During his time as the Gujranwala corps commander he introduced field exercises that focused on counter-terrorism operations.
Many believe that his role in "orchestrating" the new military thinking in the Pakistan army will enable him to cope with the forthcoming challenges more effectively.
But there are others who think his choice may not have been based purely on merit.
Some army circles say that he may have been recommended to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif by Abdul Qadir Baloch, a retired army general and now a minister in Mr Sharif's cabinet.
Gen Baloch was a superior of Gen