Rawalpindi: The new Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Friday is now all set to fill the gap which has been created after the retirement of General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, the incumbent Chief of Army Staff.
General Rashid Mahmood has already assumed charge of the office of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
In this connection‚ a change of command ceremony would be held at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on Friday morning.
Outgoing Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani would hand over the command of Pakistan Army to the new Army Chief.
It is pertinent to mention here that General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani ends his tenure on November 29 after six years of serving as head of the powerful military.
Kayani was appointed army chief by former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in 2007 and received an unprecedented three-year extension from premier Yousuf Raza Gilani in 2010.
During his six years tenure he came across formidable challenges.
Meanwhile‚ some roads in Rawalpindi Saddar and its vicinity would remained closed from 1020 hours to 1230 hours on Friday for all kinds of traffic.
These include Mall Road from PTCL crossing to Shalimar crossing; Kashmir Road from PTCL crossing to Chungi No. 22; Tamizuddin Road from Pearl Continental turn to CSD crossing and Iftikhar Janjua Road EME Mess crossing to GHQ.
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