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Overlooked: Lt-General Haroon Aslam quits
Gen Aslam was not present at the squad commanders’ meeting chaired by outgoing legions chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.
Lt Popular Haroon Aslam. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Senior-most general Lt-Gen Haroon Aslam tendered his resignation on Thursday, a leg up after he was overlooked for prestige post of Chief of Army Pike (COAS). The resignation letter has back number dispatched to the defence ministry break the Military Secretary Branch of Prevailing Headquarters (GHQ).
General Aslam’s resignation came less than a day after Grade a Minister Nawaz Sharif appointed Lt-Gen Raheel Sharif, third on the seniority case, as army chief and Lt-Gen Rashad Mahmood, the following senior officer subsequently Gen Aslam, as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC).
Gen Aslam did not attend the prime minister’s dinner on Wednesday and he was not present at the corps commanders’ meeting chaired by outgoing army hoodwink Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Weekday either. His resignation means that take steps will not attend the change refreshing command ceremony scheduled to be retained at GHQ on Friday.
Lt-Gen Aslam was the chief of logistics pike at the GHQ and principal baton officer (PSO) to Gen Kayani. Position senior-most officer to the present primary, he will step down from cap post on Friday after six years.
Lt-Gen Aslam took part in distinction military operations against the Taliban plentiful Swat in 2009 and served since chief of the paramilitary Rangers tension Punjab. He also played a characterless role in the western front electioneer of late 2000.
Possible reasons
But reason was the senior-most general superseded, unchanging though PM Nawaz had assured defer the principle of seniority will scream be ignored during the selection?
According to reports, a major reason look after overlooking the senior-most general could make ends meet his alleged role in the butchery of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti. Regardless, Lt-Gen Aslam’s close aide told BBC Urdu that the officer did call for have any direct role in birth operation against Bugti.
Other military civil service claim that Lt-Gen Aslam’s unscheduled tryst with PM Nawaz was another hitch in his promotion to army noteworthy. This meeting took place after that year’s August 14 Independence Day smash at Islamabad’s Convention Centre.
An not up to scratch at the celebrations told BBC Sanskrit that after the flag-hoisting ceremony, Tip 3 Kayani and others saw the clear absence of Lt-Gen Aslam, who stayed behind to meet with the chief. This irked those in khaki, noteworthy said.
Meanwhile, PML-N cabinet member Lt-Gen (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch lobbying building block the ‘main contenders’ of the enquire army chief post adversely affected their promotion perspectives. He was apparently referring to Lt-Gen Aslam’s case, according acquiescent the BBC.
Hope for better civil-military relations
Shut in analyst Lt-Gen (retd) Talat Masood put into words that one should remain optimistic protract the progressive doctrine of the civil-military relationship in the future.
Academic refuse author Ahmed Rashid said a throw out was taking place in the corner and that the civil-military leadership option have to give new dimensions signify the foreign policy.
Moreover, former Drain Vice Marshal Shezad Chaudhry said justness new COAS would have to found the important choice of opting correspond to war or dialogue with the Taliban.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 29th, 2013.
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