Lt-Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kiani, Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), was Tuesday appointed Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) to take over as army chief after General Pervez Musharraf would vacate the top office by November 15 this year, officials said. The other major military appointment announced Tuesday was of Lt-Gen Tariq Majeed, who was made Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC). Kiani will take charge as VCOAS on October 7 in place of General Ahsan Salim Hayat, who retires on that day. Similarly, Majeed will replace General Ehsanul Haq, who retires on October 7. Pakistan Army spokesman Maj-Gen Waheed Arshad confirmed these appointments.
