It was, perhaps, because of this reason that since 1997 only one army chief went home completing his three-year term. The outgoing Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa too was supposed to bid farewell to the army in November 2019 but he was also given an extension or he secured one. Under Supreme Court instructions, the Parliament had to amend the Constitution to legalise the extension in the services of the army chief. CGS is known as the de facto army chief since he heads both the operational and intelligence directorates in the army. Some speculate that the Pakistan Peoples Party wants Gen Amir to be considered for the army chief slot.

Source: The Express Tribune November 21, 2022 05:31 UTC