Hours before the retirement of a top general on Monday, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he would choose the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) and the Army Chief together due to “comprehensive considerations”.
The current head of the JCSC, Gen Khalid Shameem Wynne, completed his tenure on Monday while Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani announced yesterday he would step down at the end of his term on November 29.
The premier was expected to name Wynne’s successor on Monday. However, a statement from Sharif’s office said that “expectations regarding announcement of successor to outgoing CJCSC before October 8 and retirement of Army Chief on November 29 are reasonably important issues which need comprehensive considerations”.