Lt Gen Azhar Abbas : Pakistan's Next Chief of General Staff
Lt Gen Azhar Abbas, who was responsible for the security of the Line of Control (LoC) with India, has been chosen the next Chief of General Staff..
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Lt Gen Azhar Abbas : Pakistan's Next Chief of General Staff
Lt Gen Azhar Abbas, who was responsible for the security of the Line of Control (LoC) with India, has been chosen the next Chief of General Staff, considered the most important job after the army chief, in a significant restructuring in the Pakistan Army. Gen Abbas, who hails from the Baloch Regiment, succeeds Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza, who was recently relieved of his duties as commander of the Rawalpindi-based 10 Corps, according to a statement released by the Pakistan Army's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The Line of Control is patrolled by the Rawalpindi Corps (LoC) After the army commander, the Chief of General Staff (CGS) is regarded as the most powerful position inside the army. According to the Dawn News, the CGS is in charge of operational and intelligence affairs at General Headquarters, with the directorates of Military Operations and Military Intelligence coming under his jurisdiction. Gen Abbas formerly served as the commander of the Quetta Infantr…
