DHAKA: Putting extension rumours to rest, Pakistan army chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani on Sunday said that he would retire from his post at the end of his extended tenure on November 29.

‘My tenure ends on 29th November 2013. On that day I will retire...,’ Kayani was quoted as saying by a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), reports The Times of India.

‘As I complete my tenure the will of the people has taken root and a constitutional order is in place. The armed forces of Pakistan fully support and want to strengthen this democratic order,’ he said.

Rumours did the rounds in Islamabad that Kayani, 61, could be appointed the new head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff committee, a largely ceremonial post.

BDST: 2056 HRS, OCT 06, 2013
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