Pakistan Army chief Kayani to retire in Nov, not take up any job: Brother
27 Nov 2013 4:28 AM IST
‘A COAS (Chief of Army Staff) never does a job,’ Brig (retd) Amjad, Kayani’s brother said when asked if the army chief, set to retire on 29 November, will take any post-retirement job.
Referring to Gen Jahangir Karamat, Amjad said he was the only army chief who opted for a job after retirement. Amjad said the family was happy that Gen Kayani will join them back, as he was not in good health due to chain smoking. ‘He needs rest; he will not be doing any job,’ he was quoted as saying by The News daily. Asked about the family’s reaction to Kayani’s extension in service, he said almost every family member was against it. Amjad, a successful businessman, said there were some military compulsions requiring Kayani to continue in office. Asked if it was true that their mother called Kayani as Majh (a buffalo), he said his brother was a reticent person. He said when Gen Kayani was a colonel and served Benazir Bhutto, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi and Nawaz Sharif (about three months) as Deputy Military Secretary at the Prime Minister’s House in early 90s, he would never share anything official with any family member.
Referring to Gen Jahangir Karamat, Amjad said he was the only army chief who opted for a job after retirement. Amjad said the family was happy that Gen Kayani will join them back, as he was not in good health due to chain smoking. ‘He needs rest; he will not be doing any job,’ he was quoted as saying by The News daily. Asked about the family’s reaction to Kayani’s extension in service, he said almost every family member was against it. Amjad, a successful businessman, said there were some military compulsions requiring Kayani to continue in office. Asked if it was true that their mother called Kayani as Majh (a buffalo), he said his brother was a reticent person. He said when Gen Kayani was a colonel and served Benazir Bhutto, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi and Nawaz Sharif (about three months) as Deputy Military Secretary at the Prime Minister’s House in early 90s, he would never share anything official with any family member.
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