Just as we revealed days ago, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will be stepping down as Chief of Army Staff on Wednesday, in a change over ceremony in which Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani will ascend to the top slot. Only hours away, the ceremony is set to take place at 10:00am Pakistan Standard Time (PST).
According to sources, Kayani will not be appointing a deputy within the army (read: Vice Chief of Army Staff). The role of VCOAS is not a standard one. In the past, it has been created when the military has been actively engaged in governing the nation, when the COAS could not focus all his energies on the army.
For those of you who are hungry for more information about Kayani, check out our profile of him from September, which includes more exclusive photos of the reclusive general (we even reveal his golf handicap): Gen. Kayani Profile.
Today’s Itinerary:
- 10:00am PST - Changeover Ceremony
- 11:30am PST - Corps Commander Conference
- 6:00pm PST - Retreat Ceremony
- 7:00pm PST - Farewell Dinner for Gen. Pervez Musharraf
9 responses so far ↓
1 Aamir // Nov 27, 2007 at 11:31 pm
Musharraf is the first “dictator” to voluntarily doff his uniform in accordance with the Constitution. He is the only one who lived upto his part of the bargain. A pity Pakistanis don’t appreciate anything.
2 Shaan Akbar // Nov 28, 2007 at 1:25 am
Pakistani society is incredibly antagonistic Aamir. It’s a result of a deep insecurity that exists in the country. People will continually attempt to hack away at anyone who is either in power or who has found success. Sadly the way Pakistanis operate.
3 Raaz // Nov 29, 2007 at 1:01 pm
What is wrong with these people? Both Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif held the top office. What did they do other than promoting corrupt government and building personal wealth? They almost bankrupted the country while transferring their personal illegal funds to offshore bank accounts. And Pakistani public wants to bring them back into power? Whyyyyy? Perhaps people should get what they deserve … another corrupt government and years of instability. Fool me once, shame on you … fool me twice, shame on me. When would public understand that its time to move forward and not repeat the mistakes of the past.
4 mhussain // Nov 29, 2007 at 8:11 pm
Hello Shaan, excellent website, have put you in my links list. Particularly like “the real crisis: taming the tribal belt”. Have in fact posted it on my site (referencing it back of course). If you don’t want it there though I won’t mind taking it down.
Again, keep up the good work, I am waiting for an article about the situation once Musharraf takes on as a civilian leader, what ground realities are post-wardi-utaro.
5 FH302 // Nov 29, 2007 at 10:08 pm
Last time i checked it was not the public which came with this brilliant piece of presidential ordinance named NRO. People never had the say when BB and NS went in exile or for that matter when they have returned.
6 Musharraf & Kayani: Pakistan's Top Tag Team? | The Insider Brief // Dec 2, 2007 at 5:14 pm
[…] Chief of Army Staff validates the notion that he intends on remaining apolitical. As we’ve stated in the past, a VCOAS/DCOAS is really only appointed when the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is busy muddling in the […]
7 noman habib // Dec 16, 2007 at 6:09 am
Army can not be out of policy making process
as long as the war on terror goes on.Now Musharaf no longer represent the Army But it is still to be seen how Kiyani thinks about the issues and he manage to balance between ultimate peoples support ,national unity and pervez musharaf who has unfotunately become a problem in itself.His uncalled for actions against judiciary are little too hard to defend and Pak army needs to find a way out which is acceptable to judges and the nation both otherwise it is unlikely that Kiyani will risk Armys reputation for Musharaf
8 Dr Anza Akram // Feb 8, 2008 at 4:58 pm
In my opinion Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani should run for Presidency. He has an excellent credential to qualify for this position.
9 Usman // Apr 4, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Military guys, give me one example in world where good things for pulic are done by Army. Army as an institution exist for a pupose. Think about that purpose yourself.
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