Re: Lt Gen Raheel Sharif profile and Family Background - Interesting Must See!!
A good choice for sure but I would argue that any of the top 4 lieutenant generals would have made a good COAS. Three of them have operational experience (Haroon Aslam, Rashad and Tariq). Spare a thought for Haroon Aslam who has a good cv and was the senior-most Lt. Gen. He led the operation rah-e-rast that succeeded in flushing out TTP miscreants from Swat and neighbouring areas in 2009. It almost seems that being the senior most lieutenant general is a curse in the army. Look at Haroon Aslam and Quli Khan. The latter was the senior most Lt. Gen. in 1998. The fact that Haroon Aslam was from Special Services Group (SSG) probably did not sit too well with NS who still cannot forget what Mushy did to him. In other words Musharraf's past doing could have cost Haroon Aslam the top job. Most importantly NS did not want a very powerful COAS.
One cannot help feeling that being the brother of Shabbir Sharif Shaheed greatly helped Raheel in getting the top job
Anyways congratulations to the new army chief. Wish him all the best in the fight against TTP and other enemies of the state.
A good choice for sure but I would argue that any of the top 4 lieutenant generals would have made a good COAS. Three of them have operational experience (Haroon Aslam, Rashad and Tariq). Spare a thought for Haroon Aslam who has a good cv and was the senior-most Lt. Gen. He led the operation rah-e-rast that succeeded in flushing out TTP miscreants from Swat and neighbouring areas in 2009. It almost seems that being the senior most lieutenant general is a curse in the army. Look at Haroon Aslam and Quli Khan. The latter was the senior most Lt. Gen. in 1998. The fact that Haroon Aslam was from Special Services Group (SSG) probably did not sit too well with NS who still cannot forget what Mushy did to him. In other words Musharraf's past doing could have cost Haroon Aslam the top job. Most importantly NS did not want a very powerful COAS.
One cannot help feeling that being the brother of Shabbir Sharif Shaheed greatly helped Raheel in getting the top job
Anyways congratulations to the new army chief. Wish him all the best in the fight against TTP and other enemies of the state.