Pakistan’s Army Chief General Bajwa is going to retire in a few days and there are speculations that Lt General Asim Munir is going to be the next COAS. He is technically the most senior general who is running for this position. However, he is set to retire in a few days too.
According to Dawn, Prime Minister Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif has the authority to elevate Lt General Asim Munir to a four-star general before he officially retires. This may add three more years to his career in the army.
Lt General Asim Munir has previously served as the Director General Military Intelligence (MI) and Director General Inter Services Intelligence (ISI).
Besides, Lt General Asim Munir, there are five or six eligible candidates for the position of Army Chief. According to the sources, all of them are professional and can resume the role of the COAS.
According to the sources by Dawn, “All of them can operationally run the army. The bigger job is getting the institution out of this quagmire.”
The other two potential candidates running for this position are Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Commander 10 Corps and General Azhar Abbas.
An insider has told Dawn that, “Mian sahib feels it should be the senior-most man, but the other side has a different point of view.”
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