Officers who General Zia superseded Thanks to ZA Bhutto and his Supreme Sycophancy
Thursday, December 14, 2017 General Zia-ul-Haq's senior officers Friday, February 15, 2013 General Zia-ul-Haq's senior officers February 15, 2013 Someone asked about senior officers who were superseded when General Zia ul Haq was selected army chief in 1976. A broader question of selection to higher ranks was also came into discussion. Three years ago, I replied to a similar question for those interested in history of Pakistan which is below. Another question was related to large scale shuffle of senior officers when Zia became Chief. In view of supersession of a number of Lieutenant Generals, Zia was able to embark on a large scale reshuffle that was unprecedented in Pakistan army. In 1976, he promoted five Major Generals to Lieutenant General rank. Interestingly, with the exception of one all others were staff officers at General Head Quarters (GHQ). Faiz Ali Chisti was Military Secretary and after promotion given command of X Rawalpindi Corp...