The plea for an early retirement from Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed of the Bahawalpur Corps has been approved by Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif.
He was up for the position of army chief, and his retirement date was set for April 2023.
Lt Gen Hameed had earlier submitted his application to General Headquarters (GHQ), which then transmitted it to the Prime Minister’s Office via the Ministry of Defense for approval.
After General Asim Munir and Gen. Sahir Shamshad Mirza were selected by the federal government as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, respectively, the development occurred a short time after (CJCSC).
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When Imran Khan was the prime minister, Lt Gen Hameed was the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director-General (DG). Former Premier Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz had criticized him for allegedly supporting the previous PTI administration and playing an unlawful role in their convictions.
The media had previously claimed that Lt General Hameed was mulling an early appointment, just one day after Lt Gen Asim Munir was named the next commander of the Pakistani army.
