Field Marshal General Raheel Sharif? Petition filed to grant the present Army Chief the highest status in Army

A petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to elevate the present Army Chief to the rank of Field Marshal. The petition was filed by a lawyer on Sunday seeking to help elevate General Raheel Sharif, the current Chief of Army Staff (COAS) to the rank of Field Marshal in the ‘greater national interest. The motion was based on the pretext of General Sharif’s ‘exemplary services and sacrifices rendered for the nation’.

The appeal was passed by petitioner Sardar Adnan Saleem, through his counsel Raja Saimul Haq Satti and the reason given for it was that such a move is an emergent need in the present circumstances.

The cabinet division secretary, the prime minister through the secretary of the PM Secretariat and the defense ministry secretary have been named the respondents in the petition.

In the petition it was justified that the elevation of the COAS to the rank of field marshal is the need of the hour so that General Sharif can continue to protect national security and safeguard the frontiers of Pakistan in accordance with the National Action Plan (NAP) and for successful completion of Zarb-e-Azab in an effective and efficient manner.

“The exemplary, outstanding and professional performance during peace and war time with total dedication and devotion by attaining the highest standards and mastery in battlefield,” he said adding that the COAS needs national appreciation, award and recognition.

General Raheel Sharif is expected to retire from service in the coming month, and so far there are no plans for his extension.

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