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2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes

In an interview with Times Now, former President and chief of army staff General Pervez Musharraf similarly refuted allegations of any Indian soldier being mutilated by the Pakistani military, pointing out that this was not part of army discipline and culture.

Army Hotel Management Institute

Army Hotel Management Institute (AHMI) was established on 3 June 2009 in Dhaka, Bangladesh which was inaugurated by then chief of army staff of Bangladesh army General Moeen Uddin Ahmed in Utshab Banquet Hall, Radisson Water Garden Hotel, Dhaka with the aim to meet the need of experts in tourism and hotel management sectors in home and to export abroad.

Arun Shridhar Vaidya

General Arun Shridhar Vaidya, MVC(Bar), AVSM (27 January 1926 Alibag – 10 August 1986 Pune) was the 13th Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) of the Indian Army.

Asif Nawaz

General Asif Nawaz Janjua, NI(M), HI(M), SBt (Bar), afwc, psc (3 January 1937 – 8 January 1993), was a senior four-star general and the 10th Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army from August 16, 1991 till January 8, 1993.

Hasan Hafeez Ahmed

Vice Admiral Muzaffar Hassan, along with the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Gul Hassan Khan and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal (General) Abdul Rahim Khan, were sacked by Judge Advocate General Branch by the order of then-civilian Martial Law Administrator President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in March 1972.

Laxminarayan Ramdas

He was part of the group which filed a PIL in the Supreme Court of India against the appointment of Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh for the post of Chief of Army Staff.

Moeen U Ahmed

He served as the Chief of Army Staff during the 2006–08 Bangladeshi political crisis.

Nuruddin Khan

Lieutenant General Nuruddin Khan was Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army and former Energy Minister of Bangladesh (1996-1997).

Premindra Singh Bhagat

When he was not appointed as the Chief of Army Staff by Indira Gandhi despite his seniority, he chose to sidestep out of the Army on deputation to the Damodar Valley Corporation where he made a definite impact in improving the organisation's working climate, ethos and productivity.

Provisional Constitutional Order

Political tensions arising after the border incidents with India that nearly pushed the two countries at the brink of the war, Chairman Joint chiefs and chief of army staff General Pervez Musharraf immediately imposed the martial law against conservative Prime minister Nawaz Sharif, on 14 October 1999.

Valmik Thapar

Pran Nath Thapar fifth Chief of Army Staff of the Indian army was his great uncle.


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Battle of Konna

The French chief of army staff, Admiral Guillaud, announced that the Islamists had withdrawn from Konna and retreated several dozen kilometres to the north.

Javed Nasir

This prestigious appointment remains short when chief of army staff general Asif Nawaz posted him to Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) as its chairman on 4 February 1992.

Patrick Aziza

He was appointed ADC to the Chief of Army Staff, Major General David Ejoor.