General Pervez Ashfaq Kayani, who pushed the Pakistani Taliban out of Swat Valley, is handing over power after six years as Pakistan‘s chief of army staff. He is passing the baton to General Raheel Sharif, who will now become the coup-prone country’s most powerful man.
Filed under: Pakistan Tagged: Afghanistan, Aljazeera, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan), General officer, India, Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan, Swat District, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
