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Vice Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan)
Pakistan Army's vice chief; 1969 – 2007 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Vice chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) is the post that is principal deputy and second-in-command (S-in-C) of the Pakistan Army, reporting under the Chief of the Army Staff. The position was created in the existence of army chief is simultaneously the President of Pakistan, having taken over by imposing martial law against the elected civilian government.[1][clarification needed] The post is now obsolete and no longer in existence with the army – the Chief of the General Staff now serves as the second-in-command in the army leadership.[2]
The function and scope of the vice army chief was to "exercise and perform all the powers and functions vested in the chief of army staff under the law. rules, regulations, orders, and instructions for the time being in the force."[1]
The vice army chiefs are considered to be the principal commanders of the army but not altogether, as the vice army chief has to report to the army chief, specifically in taking decisions regarding promotions.[1] The post of the vice army chief is a very senior position and the appointment holder is a four-star general.
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List of Vice Chiefs Of Army Staff
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All persons mentioned below have served as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff with distinction of General Abdul Hamid Khan who acted as the 'Chief of Staff' (COS) of the army under General Yahya Khan who was the President of Pakistan and also the holder of the post of Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Army. General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani was the last vice chief of army staff till date.
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