ISLAMABAD:
General Zubair Mehmood Hayat will take the charge of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) from the outgoing
General Rashad Mehmood at the JS Headqu
arters today (Monday).
Elevated from the Chief of
General Staff (CGS), from three-star to four-star
General, Zubair Hayat would bring with him rich experience required fo
r the coveted office.
General Rashad was also the CGS when he was promoted to
General, being atop the seniority list and appointed as Chairman CJCSC. Same happened with
General Hayat when he was elevated to a 4-star
General being atop the seniority list of three-star generals.
A smooth democratic transition has occurred with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appointing new Chief of the Army Staff and new Chairman JCSC with confidence.
Following
General Musharraf’s decision of leaving the of
fice of Chairman JCSC, senior most three-star
General Tariq Majeed was elevated to 4-star
General and was appointed Chairman JCSC. He was succeeded by
General Khalid Wyne and the outgoing
General Rashad Mehmood.
The trend shows that the of
fice of Chairman JCSC has now been allocated to the senior most military office after every three years. The basis of the decision to appoint
a senior military officer as Chairman JCSC was firstly because of numerical strength of the Army which makes almost 80 percent of three services.
The of
fice of Chairman JCSC has become very important and it would be a big challenge for highly able
General Zubair Hayat, who had served as DG SPD and thus has full knowledge of Pakistan’s strategic assets.
The new Army Chief
General Qamar Javed will take charge tomorrow (Tuesday) in a change of command ceremony. Rehearsals fo
r the ceremony are underway at the GHQ. Representatives of the navy, air force and members of the cabinet will attend the ceremony.
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