He replaced the recently promoted General Khalid Shameem Wynne who was appointed as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. He was succeeded as CGS by Lt General Rashad Mahmood, who later became the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.
General Khalid Shameem Wynne, who had been recently promoted to the position of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, was replaced by Lt General Rashad Mahmood. Rashad Mahmood succeeded him and later took on the role as the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.