Kayani chairs farewell corps commanders meeting: Glowing tributes paid to the outgoing COAS
- November 28, 2013, 6:12 pm
- National News
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RAWALPINDI, Nov 28 (Online): Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held a farewell meeting with the corps commanders Thursday at the Army General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.
The conference at the GHQ, under the leadership of Kayani, discussed the country’s internal security situation along with professional matters pertaining to the armed forces.
During the meeting, the corps commanders paid glowing tributes to the services rendered by Gen Kayani, who will step down on Friday from his office, after six years at the helm.
On the occasion, Gen Kayani also lauded the cooperation and professional services delivered by the corps commanders.
The army chief said the military was capable and equipped to deal with any challenge, adding that the troops had been trained to modernise from a professional point of view.
Sources said the meeting of the corps commanders also welcomed the appointment of Lt General Raheel Sharif as the new COAS. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appointed Sharif the new COAS on Nov 27, while Lt General Rashad Mahmood was appointed the Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee (CJCSC).
Both generals would take up their new posts from Friday, the day the incumbent Chief of Army Staff retires.
Gen Kayani has also been holding the charge of acting CJCSC after his predecessor Gen Khalid Shameem Wynne retired on Oct 7.
Raheel’s selection as army chief implies that frontrunner and the senior most military officer Lt Gen Haroon Aslam, who was serving as Chief of Logistic Staff, was ignored for the elevation.
