COAS suspends 'chain of command' system to thwart Nato's aggression

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COAS suspends 'chain of command' system to thwart Nato's aggression

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COAS General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has suspended 'chain of command' system to counter any aggression.

01 December,2011 10:42 pm

Sources said the Army Chief has suspended the chain of command system in order to enable the senior officers on the posts to take appropriate action in case Pakistani forces come under attack.Sources said that decision would however be applicable to eventualities involving Nato troops.Sources said that General Kayani has also ordered the troops to counter any aggression with full force and defend the motherland against any assailant. General Kayani has also said that the Pak Air Force should have taken action while Nato helicopters had violated the Pakistani airspace and attacked the Pakistani posts, sources said.In a letter written to the Armed Forces Chiefs, COAS Gen Kayani has said that the PAF jets must have dashed to the border area after the Nato attack.General Kayani has also observed that the communication of the attacked posts had snapped after the Nato attack. He said that now the senior officer on the ground would decide about counter measures.