Pakistan Selects Its New Chief of Army Staff

General Raheel Sharif will succeed General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani as Pakistan’s top military leader.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif recommended General Raheel Sharif as General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani’s successor as Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, who will be appointed by President Mamnoon Hussain. The decision brings an end to the ambiguity surrounding General Kayani’s retirement from Pakistan’s most powerful military position. Sharif’s term is expected to last for six years, terminating on November 29, 2019. Raheel Sharif is unrelated to the Prime Minister.