Overview
- Gen. Sahir Shamshad Mirza paid a farewell visit to Naval Headquarters in Islamabad on November 20, receiving a guard of honour.
- He praised the Pakistan Navy’s exceptional combat readiness and commitment to protecting the country’s maritime frontiers.
- Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Naveed Ashraf thanked the outgoing chairman for leadership that strengthened tri-service jointness.
- Mirza is scheduled to step down on November 27, after which the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee position will be terminated under the adopted constitutional change.
- Created in 1976, the office has been held by 18 officers, including only two from the Navy and one from the Air Force, and Mirza is completing a full three-year term.