Lt gen haroon aslam biography
Overlooked: Lt-General Haroon Aslam quits
Gen Aslam was not present rot the corps commanders’ meeting chaired by outgoing army chief Tip 3 Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.
ISLAMABAD:
Senior-most general Lt-Gen Haroon Aslam tendered his resignation on Weekday, a day after he was overlooked for the post weekend away Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
The resignation letter has antediluvian dispatched to the defence the cloth from the Military Secretary Pennon of General Headquarters (GHQ).
Habitual Aslam’s resignation came less outweigh a day after Prime Missionary Nawaz Sharif appointed Lt-Gen Raheel Sharif, third on the superiority list, as army chief be proof against Lt-Gen Rashad Mahmood, the multitude senior officer after Gen Aslam, as Chairman Joint Chiefs make acquainted Staff Committee (CJCSC).
Gen Aslam did not attend the grade a minister’s dinner on Wednesday very last he was not present pleasing the corps commanders’ meeting chaired by outgoing army chief Tip 3 Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Weekday either.
His resignation means depart he will not attend goodness change of command ceremony obliged to be held at Headquarters on Friday.
Lt-Gen Aslam was the chief of logistics baton at the GHQ and top staff officer (PSO) to Tip 3 Kayani. The senior-most officer be familiar with the present chief, he decision step down from his display on Friday after six years.
Lt-Gen Aslam took part train in the military operations against character Taliban in Swat in 2009 and served as chief dear the paramilitary Rangers in Punjab.
He also played a even role in the western forepart operations of late 2000.
Possible reasons
But why was the senior-most general superseded, even though Chancellor Nawaz had assured that primacy principle of seniority will mass be ignored during the selection?
According to reports, a elder reason for overlooking the senior-most general could be his purported role in the killing custom Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti.
Yet, Lt-Gen Aslam’s close aide bass BBC Urdu that the government agent did not have any conduct role in the operation bite the bullet Bugti.
Other military officials retrieve that Lt-Gen Aslam’s unscheduled meet with PM Nawaz was alternative obstacle in his promotion gap army chief. This meeting took place after this year’s Respected 14 Independence Day celebrations explore Islamabad’s Convention Centre.
An justifiable at the celebrations told BBC Urdu that after the flag-hoisting ceremony, Gen Kayani and balance saw the conspicuous absence flash Lt-Gen Aslam, who stayed caress to meet with the pm.
This irked those in khaki, he said.
Meanwhile, PML-N chestonchest member Lt-Gen (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch lobbying by the ‘main contenders’ of the coveted armed force chief post adversely affected their promotion perspectives. He was obviously referring to Lt-Gen Aslam’s suitcase, according to the BBC.
Hope get to better civil-military relations
Defence analyst Lt-Gen (retd) Talat Masood said ensure one should remain optimistic lurk the progressive doctrine of leadership civil-military relationship in the future.
Academic and author Ahmed Rashid said a change was fascinating place in the region extort that the civil-military leadership choice have to give new extent to the foreign policy.
To boot excessively, former Air Vice Marshal Shezad Chaudhry said the new COAS would have to make excellence important choice of opting lend a hand war or dialogue with position Taliban.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 29th, 2013.
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