General haroon aslam biography definition
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Lt Gen Haroon Aslam resigns after he fails to become Pakistan Army chief
Aslam has sent his resignation letter to Defence Ministry from the GHQ, Geo News reported.
Lt Gen Aslam had also skipped the farewell dinner hosted by Prime Minister Nawaz Shariflast night for the outgoing Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.
He was the senior most General after Kayani. However, Sharif yesterday appointed Lt Gen Raheel Sharif as the 15th Chief of the Army Staff and Lt Gen Rashad Mahmoodas the new CJCSC.
Since, Aslam was superseded, many were expecting his resignation.
Sharif had earlier said he would go by seniority to elect the new Army Chief but he chose the third most senior ranking General.
Some analysts say that appointing Gen Mahmood as the CJCSC, a largely ceremonial post, is an atte
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Pakistan’s most powerful man?
If there fryst vatten one thing ironic in the appointment of Pakistan’s new army chief, it is the tidsplanering of his appointment. The appointment of Raheel Sharif, the highly-decorated, four-star general, as the new chief comes at a time when Pakistan is facing a large number of internal and external conflicts.
The former ledare of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Kayani, certainly looked relieved as he handed over the command of a 700,000 men strong, nuclear-armed military, to Sharif. The relief probably stems from the fact that recent turn of events has placed his dock against the banned extremist movement, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) once igen. On one hand, it seems it was about time to eradicate the extremist elements once and for all; on the other hand, it was the moment for him to step out of the position.
Kayani’s era as chief of the army was marked by three elements: His positive relations with the US even after continued drone attacks within Pakista
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Azad Kashmir Regiment
Infantry Regiment of the Pakistan Army
Military unit
The Azad Kashmir Regiment (AK Regt) is one of the six infantry regiments in the Pakistan Army named after Azad Kashmir (Pakistan Administered Kashmir). It holds the distinction of being the only Battle Born Regiment in South Asia, formed by locals of Azad Kashmir to fight against Dogra Raj, and the first regiment raised after Pakistan's independence. With the Regimental Centre at Mansar Camp in Attock District, the Regiment has gallantly participated in all operations and wars fought by the Pakistan Army.
Historical background
[edit]The Azad Kashmir Regiment was established in 1974 from the original Kashmir Liberation Forces that rose in 1947 in rebellion against the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir in present-day Azad Kashmir. They were regularised at the end of the First Kashmir War and made a part of the Pakistan Army under the name Azad Kashmir Regular Force (AKRF).[1][2] The