Eying new term, President takes final salutes
By Our Special Correspondent

RAWALPINDI—President General Musharraf, who is quitting the Army Chief office tomorrow, Tuesday paid farewell visits as Army Chief to the headquarters of the armed forces. His first stop Tuesday was at the Joint Staffs headquarters, where Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen. Tariq Majyd received him. He also takes the salute at a farewell parade
He discussed professional and matters of mutual interest with the Chairman JCSC. He was also presented souvenir of the Joint Staffs headquarters. Musharraf later paid a farewell visit to the Naval Headquarters. He met Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir and the Principal Staff Officers at the Naval Headquarters. Gen. Musharraf paid a farewell visit to the Air Headquarters. He was presented a guard of honour. He met Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed and other senior officers at the Air Headquarters. Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen. Tariq Majyd will host a dinner tonight in the honour of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf. Musharraf will chair a corps commanders’ conference on Wednesday at GHQ before handing over the COAS charge to Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani. Gen. Kayani was appointed as VCOAS last month and promoted to the rank of four-star general. Gen. Musharraf took command of the Pakistan Army on October 7, 1998 after resignation of the then COAS General Jehangir Karamat. He will take oath as civilian president on Thursday.
President General Pervez Musharraf Tuesday paid a farewell visit at the Naval Headquarters in his series of visits to the military headquarters. General Musharraf was presented a guard of honour. Later, he met Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir and the Principal Staff Officers at the Naval Headquarters. They also exchanged souvenirs.
Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf will give a farewell address in the Special Conference of Corps Commanders meeting being held on Wednesday (today) in GHQ Rawalpindi. President Musharraf will address his last Corps Commander meeting in the simple but dignified ceremony. He will thank all the Corps Commanders and Principal Staff Officers in the Conference.
It is pertinent to mention that President Musharraf will take oath as Civilian President on November 29 (Thursday) for a second five-year term. He will hand over his uniform to Ishfaq Pervaiz Kiyani, however he (Kiyani) will formally take charge of his post after President Musharraf takes oath as Civilian President on Thursday. In the meantime, President Musharraf will give a farewell call to Vice Chief of Army Staff General Ishfaq Kiyani in GHQ, Rawalpindi.
Former Federal Minister for Railways and leader of PML(Q) Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said Tuesday that President Musharraf will take oath on Thursday and will become a new civilian President. Talking to a private TV channel he said that politics in the country will start with a new approach because a new triangle is being made in the country.