Raheel Sharif retired as Pakistan army chief today.
Raheel was born on 25 January 1974 in Abbottabad.
Raheel in January had declared he would not seek extension.
Raheel in January had declared that he would not seek extension.
Raheel in January had declared that he would not seek an extension.
Parts of Raheel's speech were tweeted by army spokesman
Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa.
Raheel, 59, did not specify the agencies
or the countries allegedly involved in supporting militancy in Pakistan.
Raheel claimed that“enemies” of Pakistan's peace
and prosperity have been distressed by the sight of the country's“successes”.
Both generals would take up their new posts from Tuesday,
the day the current army chief Raheel Sharif retires.
Pakistan's outgoing army chief General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday warned India that“mistaking
our policy of patience for weakness” would prove“dangerous”.
Gen Raheel Sharif had announced earlier this year that he
is not seeking an extension and would take retirement in November.
In his final speech as the army chief, 60-year-old General Raheel cautioned India against adopting an aggressive stance in the region.
In his final speech as the army chief, 60-year-old Gen Raheel cautioned India against adopting an aggressive stance in the region.
Days after Mullah Mansour's killing,
then Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif had said:“US drone strikes
in Pakistani territory are regrettable and must stop.”.
In either case, if any additional proof was required by India and
Afghanistan that such groups would not be targeted, Raheel Sharif's speech should be the clincher.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations,
Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has directed army personnel
to reach out where required to help affected people without waiting for orders.
The official was, however, more circumspect about the timing of the change and said:“It depends on whether the army chief,
Gen Raheel Sharif, gets an extension or retires as announced.".
The banners say there
was hope that by taking part in the elections,[General] Raheel's party“will secure majority votes
and he will be elected prime minister, leading the country on the path to becoming a success”.
Pakistan Bar Council executive member Raheel Kamran Sheikh said it was matter
of concern that success rate of Pakistan in international arbitration cases was 2 per cent while India's success rate was 60 per cent.
Raheel Kamran Sheikh, an executive member of the Pakistan Bar Council, said
it was a matter of concern that Pakistan's success rate in international arbitration cases was 2 per cent, while India's success rate was 60 per cent.