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Just in, Lt Gen Khalid Shamim Wyne has been promoted to 4-star rank and has been appointed the new Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee.
It seems, CNS Admiral Noman Bashir was left out.
Newsreport:-
Wednesday, 29 Sep, 2010
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army retained the top military slot for a sixth consecutive term as the incumbent Chief of General Staff, Lt-Gen Khalid Shamim Wyne, was promoted on Tuesday as four-star general and appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
According to an official notification issued from the Presidency, President Asif Ali Zardari promoted Lt-Gen Khalid Shamim Wyne as general and appointed him as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee on the advice of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Gen Wyne will replace Gen Tariq Majid, who is set to retire on Oct 8. The dramatic move, which surprised many, was the result of a meeting held on Monday amid rumours of change in government.
Although it was clear from the very beginning that Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani was not interested in his elevation as CJCSC, it was generally believed that either the Naval Chief or the Air Chief would be chosen for the post.
The CJCSC, in principle, is the highest ranking military official of the country and also custodian of the strategic assets.
With the elevation of Gen Wyne as four-star general, two posts of three-star generals have fallen vacant while four more three-star generals, including two corps commanders, will retire in October, setting the stage for a large-scale promotions and a possible reshuffle in the army.
The post of CJCSC was created by the then prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1976. Gen Wyne will be the 14th CJCSC.
The office is supposed to rotate between the three services, but has so far gone to the Navy twice only while the PAF has got the office once.
Admiral Mohammad Sharif (1978-1980) and Admiral Iftikhar Ahmad Sirohey (1988-1991) are the two naval officers to have clinched the top military office.
Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan was the only PAF officer to get the important appointment.Gen Wyne comes from an army background. His father, Colonel Arshad Shamim Wyne, served in the Pakistan Army till 1972.
After his intermediate examination in 1971, he joined the army, passing out in April 1972 in the 1st Special War Course to join his father’s battalion, 20 Punjab Regiment.
Gen Wyne has held various command, staff and instructional appointments during his military career. He has been a Brigade Major of two Infantry Brigades.
Gen Wyne has commanded his own 20th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment, two Infantry Brigades, including the prestigious 323 Infantry Brigade in Siachen, the 41st Infantry Division in Quetta and the Southern Command in Quetta.
On the academic side, he has held various instructional appointments and served on the faculty of School of Infantry and Tactics Quetta, Command and Staff College, Quetta, and Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul.
He also served as Chief of Staff in a Corps Headquarters and Commandant School of Infantry and Tactics Quetta. Gen Khalid Shamim Wyne has also served in General Staff directorate, staying as Deputy Chief of General Staff (DCGS) from 2006 to 2007.
ISLAMABAD: Following his promotion as a 4-star general, Chief of General Staff Lt Gen Khalid Shamim Wyne was appointed Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) on Tuesday. Officially, it is said that on the advice of the prime minister, President Asif Ali Zardari promoted Lt Gen Khalid Shamim Wyne as 4-star general and appointed him as Chairman JCSC.
“Brilliant officer,” said one of General Wyne’s colleagues, who lauded the decision of the president and the prime minister to appoint him as the Chairman JCSC. Some circles do not rule out that Monday’s troika meeting at the Presidency discussed the matter and the final decision was taken after taking the input of Army Chief General Kayani on the matter.
General Wyne (Infantry) in his capacity as CGS is one of the closet top-ranked soldiers to COAS General Kayani, whose tenure as Army Chief has already been extended for another full term of three years beyond November 28 this year.
Senior most on the seniority list of 3-star general, General Wyne will be succeeding outgoing Chairman JCSC General Tariq Majeed, who is going to retire after a long illustrious military career on October 6 this year.
Wyne, whose father Shamim Wyne retired from Army as Lieutenant Colonel, belongs to 20-Punjab Regiment. He hails from soldier producing Sialkot, as one of his younger brothers Aamir Shamm Wyne left Army as captain to join police and now serving as SSP.
General Wyne has done both German and Pakistani Staff Colleges. He commanded Siachen Brigade-323 (popularly known as Kargil Brigade) and held the position of Commandant Infantry School as Major General. He was GOC in Quetta and also served as Deputy Chief of General Staff before his promotion as 3-star Lieutenant General and served as Commander Southern Command, Quetta.
It was foregone conclusion that a senior Army officer would succeed General Tariq Majeed as Chairman JCSC, and there stand no chance for Naval or Air Force officer to get this appointment because of multiple inherent reasons and working of the office of Chairman JCSC.
Given the value-added responsibilities, and working of the office of the Chairman JCSC, it deals with all the sensitive issues including conventional and non-conventional matters and is virtually considered in charge of strategic assets of the country. Some reshuffling and new appointments are also expected in the Army at the level of corps commanders and PSOs in coming days.
It seems, CNS Admiral Noman Bashir was left out.
Newsreport:-
Gen Wyne new JCSC chairman
By Iftikhar A. KhanWednesday, 29 Sep, 2010
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army retained the top military slot for a sixth consecutive term as the incumbent Chief of General Staff, Lt-Gen Khalid Shamim Wyne, was promoted on Tuesday as four-star general and appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
According to an official notification issued from the Presidency, President Asif Ali Zardari promoted Lt-Gen Khalid Shamim Wyne as general and appointed him as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee on the advice of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Gen Wyne will replace Gen Tariq Majid, who is set to retire on Oct 8. The dramatic move, which surprised many, was the result of a meeting held on Monday amid rumours of change in government.
Although it was clear from the very beginning that Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani was not interested in his elevation as CJCSC, it was generally believed that either the Naval Chief or the Air Chief would be chosen for the post.
The CJCSC, in principle, is the highest ranking military official of the country and also custodian of the strategic assets.
With the elevation of Gen Wyne as four-star general, two posts of three-star generals have fallen vacant while four more three-star generals, including two corps commanders, will retire in October, setting the stage for a large-scale promotions and a possible reshuffle in the army.
The post of CJCSC was created by the then prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1976. Gen Wyne will be the 14th CJCSC.
The office is supposed to rotate between the three services, but has so far gone to the Navy twice only while the PAF has got the office once.
Admiral Mohammad Sharif (1978-1980) and Admiral Iftikhar Ahmad Sirohey (1988-1991) are the two naval officers to have clinched the top military office.
Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan was the only PAF officer to get the important appointment.Gen Wyne comes from an army background. His father, Colonel Arshad Shamim Wyne, served in the Pakistan Army till 1972.
After his intermediate examination in 1971, he joined the army, passing out in April 1972 in the 1st Special War Course to join his father’s battalion, 20 Punjab Regiment.
Gen Wyne has held various command, staff and instructional appointments during his military career. He has been a Brigade Major of two Infantry Brigades.
Gen Wyne has commanded his own 20th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment, two Infantry Brigades, including the prestigious 323 Infantry Brigade in Siachen, the 41st Infantry Division in Quetta and the Southern Command in Quetta.
On the academic side, he has held various instructional appointments and served on the faculty of School of Infantry and Tactics Quetta, Command and Staff College, Quetta, and Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul.
He also served as Chief of Staff in a Corps Headquarters and Commandant School of Infantry and Tactics Quetta. Gen Khalid Shamim Wyne has also served in General Staff directorate, staying as Deputy Chief of General Staff (DCGS) from 2006 to 2007.
Gen Wyne new CJCSC
By Shakil ShaikhISLAMABAD: Following his promotion as a 4-star general, Chief of General Staff Lt Gen Khalid Shamim Wyne was appointed Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) on Tuesday. Officially, it is said that on the advice of the prime minister, President Asif Ali Zardari promoted Lt Gen Khalid Shamim Wyne as 4-star general and appointed him as Chairman JCSC.
“Brilliant officer,” said one of General Wyne’s colleagues, who lauded the decision of the president and the prime minister to appoint him as the Chairman JCSC. Some circles do not rule out that Monday’s troika meeting at the Presidency discussed the matter and the final decision was taken after taking the input of Army Chief General Kayani on the matter.
General Wyne (Infantry) in his capacity as CGS is one of the closet top-ranked soldiers to COAS General Kayani, whose tenure as Army Chief has already been extended for another full term of three years beyond November 28 this year.
Senior most on the seniority list of 3-star general, General Wyne will be succeeding outgoing Chairman JCSC General Tariq Majeed, who is going to retire after a long illustrious military career on October 6 this year.
Wyne, whose father Shamim Wyne retired from Army as Lieutenant Colonel, belongs to 20-Punjab Regiment. He hails from soldier producing Sialkot, as one of his younger brothers Aamir Shamm Wyne left Army as captain to join police and now serving as SSP.
General Wyne has done both German and Pakistani Staff Colleges. He commanded Siachen Brigade-323 (popularly known as Kargil Brigade) and held the position of Commandant Infantry School as Major General. He was GOC in Quetta and also served as Deputy Chief of General Staff before his promotion as 3-star Lieutenant General and served as Commander Southern Command, Quetta.
It was foregone conclusion that a senior Army officer would succeed General Tariq Majeed as Chairman JCSC, and there stand no chance for Naval or Air Force officer to get this appointment because of multiple inherent reasons and working of the office of Chairman JCSC.
Given the value-added responsibilities, and working of the office of the Chairman JCSC, it deals with all the sensitive issues including conventional and non-conventional matters and is virtually considered in charge of strategic assets of the country. Some reshuffling and new appointments are also expected in the Army at the level of corps commanders and PSOs in coming days.
