ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Retiring Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani chaired on Thursday the farewell corps commanders’ conference.

The conference on the last day of Gen Kayani in office was attended by corps commanders and principal staff officers at the General Headquarters.

On Wednesday the government announced Gen Raheel Sharif to succeed Gen Kayani. Gen Rashad Mehmood was named the chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.

Both promoted generals attended the farewell conference.

Gen Kayani congratulated Gen Sharif and Gen Mehmood on their elevation. He also commiserated with Lt Gen Haroon Aslam, who has been superseded, and lauded his services for the Army.

Gen Kayani will hand over the command of the army to Gen Sharif at a ceremony on Friday morning.

According to ISPR, Gen Sharif and Gen Mehmood paid rich tribute to Gen Kayani for reforms introduced by him in the army and for spearheading its transformation to meet future challenges.

After the corps commanders’ conference, Gen Rashad Mehmood relinquished the charge of Chief of General Staff and took over the office of the chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff committee, which makes him the commander of all the three services.

A contingent of the three services presented a guard of honour to the new chairman.

Gen Aslam resigns: Meanwhile, Chief of Logistic Staff Gen Haroon Aslam, who till yesterday was the senior-most general in the army, resigned from service after being superseded.