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I wish its Tariq Khan !
Tariq Khan is one of those who you don't see in Pak Army very often. 'A real tough guy', however, there are some pros and cons to this as well.
Obviously due to his experience, you can tell he can take down terrorists. I mean the most notable Bajur Operation was his lead and i don't think anyone can have any doubt in his capabilities.
Lets be precise and not take general headlines into confidence for a moment. After all not every human being is 'perfect'.
General (R) Masood says that besides Commanding, you need to have Diplomatic skills to negotiate with NATO and other Western counterparts. This will be particularly important when we have to deal with Afghans. Recalling the fact that he (Tariq) was once a trainee in the U.S, the question of 'loyalty' should (in my view) arise. We have seen these things in the past as well. Musharraf was literally a lapdog of the U.S and fighting war against terrorism was a policy which was foreign influenced. As historical facts are to be taken into consideration, the people of Pakistan were right on their part to oppose this. As we speak, none of the 9/11 hijackers were from Pakistan. We certainly don't want another blunder in the up coming years therefore a choice of a person with 'best' capabilities in commanding and diplomatic skills is absolutley necessary.
There was an article published on 'next army chief' few days back, (probably posted here) in which it clearly mentioned an instance where he (Tariq) was a critique of Kayani in Core Commander meetings when it came to dealing with the Civilian Government. This is an issue for the Nawaz Government who most definitely has take into consideration of the one who is loyal to democratic norms. If they have knowledge of this whole background then you can wave your beloved Tariq Khan Khudafiz.
I like the concept of having both the Army Chief and the Chariman Joint Chief of Staff. It is a safe play. I would personally put the fighting General Haroon Aslam as CoS and the quiet diplomatic General Rashid Mehmood as CJCoS. Seniority is the way to go. Unlike Musharraf and Zia, they have moved up due to merit and they created their image due to course of actions favorable to Pakistani Public.
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