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New Delhi, Sept 28: First he was intrigued and then surprised when he was called by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and heard that he has been appointed as Pakistan's new Army chief.
Giving an insight into what transpired on October seven, 1998, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, in his book 'In the Line of Fire', said around 7.30 p.m. He got a call that Sharif wanted to see him the same night.
Musharraf was aware that it was not normal for a Prime Minister to call a Lt General like that and at night when Army chief Jahangir Karamat was available next door to sort out anything.
Sharif's military secretary, who telephoned him, insisted that he come in uniform and not to talk to the Army chief.
Musharraf recalled that as he was entering Islamabad, he received a call from Brigadier Ijaz Shah, his friend and ISI's Detachment Commander in Lahore. Shah congratulated Musharraf saying he was being made the new Army Chief.
"What nonsense are you talking? Karamat's term is not up. How can I become chief ?" Musharraf responded. Shah then told him that Karamat has resigned.
Karamat had paid the price for making some suggestions during a speech at the naval staff college about how to improve governance of the country and advocated setting up of a National Security Council.
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