President Gen Pervez MusharrafÂ’s legal advisers have proposed that his JCSC Chairman Gen Ehsaul Haq and VCOAS General Ahsen Saleem Hayat will retire on October 7. Before the retirement of Gen Haq and Gen Hayat, the president will promote two lieutenant generals to the rank of general. It is expected that ISI DG Lt Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani will be promoted to a four-star general for his appointment as JCSC chairman in place of Gen Haq. Rawalpindi Corps Commander Lt Gen Tariq Majeed, Gujranwala Corps Commander Lt Gen Waseem Ahmed and Chief of General Staff Lt Gen Salahuddin Satti may also be considered for the position of VCOAS.
In case the president removes his uniform, one of these three generals may be appointed chief of army staff. It is expected that Lt Gen Satti will be promoted for the top position in the Pakistan Army.