Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan)
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| Abbreviation | COAS |
| Member of | Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee |
| Reports to |
Prime Minister of Pakistan Minister of Defence |
| Seat |
General Headquarters (GHQ) Rawalpindi Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Appointer | President of Pakistan |
| Term length | 3 years Renewable only once |
| Precursor | Army Commander-in-Chief |
| Formation | March 3, 1972 |
| First holder | General Tikka Khan |
| Succession | On basis of seniority, subjected to the decision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. |
| Unofficial names | Army chief |
| Deputy |
Chief of General Staff Vice-Chief of Army Staff |
| Salary | According to Pakistan Military officer's Pay Grade(apex Scale) |
| Website | Official website |
The Chief of Army Staff (Urdu: سربراہ پاک فوج) (reporting name: COAS), is a military appointment and statutory office held by the four-star rank army general in the Pakistan Army, who is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan and final confirmation by the President of Pakistan.
The Chief of Army Staff is a senior most appointment in the Pakistani military who is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in a separate capacity, usually consulting with the Chairman joint chiefs to act as a military adviser to the Prime Minister and its civilian government in the line of defending the of the country. The Chief of Army Staff exercise its responsibility of command and control of the operational, combatant, logistics, and training commands within the army, in contrast to the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. Due to its statue, the Chief of Army Staff have been instrumental in enforcing martial laws against the civilian government due to the meltdown of a civil-military relations in the past decades.
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