[2][3] This is the senior most appointment in the army who is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in a separate capacity, usually consulting with the Chairman joint chiefs to act as a military adviser to the Prime Minister and its civilian government in the line of defending the land borders of the country.

[4] The appointment, in principle, is constitutionally subjected to be for 3 years after the approval by the President on the recommendations of the Prime Minister.

[6][7] In past, Chief of Army Staff have been involved in imposing martial law against civilian federal government.

[1] The Chief of Army Staff exercises the responsibility of complete operational, training and logistics commands.

There are several principle staff officers (PSO) who assist in running the operations of the Army GHQ: