Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would appoint the new Army chief on time in November. Asif's remarks came days after former premier Imran Khan demanded that the next chief of army staff should be appointed by the new government after elections.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/pakistan-pm-shehbaz-sharif-will-appoint-new-army-chief-in-november-defence-minister-khawaja-asif/articleshow/94266591.cms