It went on to say that General Sharif will be a popular choice among those who still give importance to coming from a military background.
"His elder brother Shabbir was a decorated war hero who was killed in action in 1971."
With the simultaneous appointments of Rashad Mehmood as the largely ceremonial chairman of Joint Chief of Staff Committee position and Khwaja Asif as the defence minister, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has a national security team of his choosing in place.
"With the Taliban threat continuing to rage, tensions with India at a high and Afghanistan in a precarious position as the US prepares for withdrawal, this team will have to perform during one of the most daunting periods in our history," observed the editorial.
