On 6 October 1998, Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif relieved General Jehangir Karamat who was simultaneously serving as CJCSC and COAS from the command of the Pakistan Armed Forces for making public statements regarding and contradicting the policies of public administration.[1] In public and political science circles, General Karamat had popular support and occupied a prestigious image in the country for his role to promote a democratic process in the country. His dismissal remains a controversial topic in the field of civil-military relations and the move remains still questionable at the political science circles of Pakistan.[2]
A war veteran of Indo-Pakistani wars and former professor of political science at the National Defence University (NDU), General Karamat was an apolitical and professional military leader, but confrontation involving the Fourteenth Amendment and matters of principle of civilian control of the military was ingrained, which eventually led the relieving of General Jehangir Karamat from his command of the military by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in October 1998.[2]
- ^ CELIA W. DUGGER (20 October 1998). "Pakistani Premier Prevails in Clash With General". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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