Re: Future Military Leadership of Pakistan: Stratfor Analysis
Well, Ashafaq pervaiz kayani is being quipped as CJCSC which is though much senior to VCOAS has no chance of taking over COAS but VCOAS has one day chance of taking over.
People are talking about Satti as the next VCOAS in army, i am not sure if i have heard this name even. Though as you are saying he is commander of a very important corps he has all the chances to go to the top. But remember Musharraf will gamble with a junior to make him ehsaanmand than promote the senior most as he did last time.
If i am not wrong, Salah ud din Satti was the brigade commander of 111 brigade in the 12 Oct Military coup and therefore he may be rewarded for his service to his master's voice or he may be left high and dry like the other two players of the coups, Usmani and Mehmood.
What is important is that Musharraf is presiding who is becoming leftenent and Major General, its where the difference comes. Even he sheds uniform, he still will have the power to post these two slots. It is the next rung which he has filled with sycophants and cohorts in leftenenat and major general ranks