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PM office receives COAS’ appointment summary: Khawaja Asif 

In a tweet, he said the process of appointment of new army chief will be completed in a couple of days.

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PM office receives COAS’ appointment summary: Khawaja Asif 
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Islamabad: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif says a summary regarding the army chief’s appointment has been received by the Prime Minister’s House.

In a tweet, he said the process of appointment of new army chief will be completed in a couple of days.

Top military appointments will be made as per prescribed procedure: PM Office

The Prime Minister office has received a summary from the Ministry of Defense with a panel of names for the appointment of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Army Staff.

In a tweet today, the PM office said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will take a decision on the appointments as per the laid down procedure.

Meanwhile, in a tweet, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has also confirmed that a summary regarding the appointment of the Chief of Joint Chiefs Of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) has been sent from General Headquarters to Ministry of Defence.

He said the summary includes names of six most senior Lieutenant Generals.

As per reports, the summary contains the names of Lt Gen Asim Munir, Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Lt Gen Azhar Abbas, Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, Lt Gen Noman Mehmood, and Lt Gen Muhammad Aamir.

Sources further said the names have been included in the summary subject to the seniroty of officers and that their detailed profiles have also been included. 

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