Pakistan's present army chief, General Jehangir Karamat, is said to have no political ambitions.

ECONOMIST: The riddle of Pakistan | The

General Karamat, who has a reputation of commitment to democracy, is widely believed to have defused the crisis.

ECONOMIST: Pakistan

But as the battle between Mr Sharif and the chief justice intensified, it drew in General Jehangir Karamat, the chief of the army.

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He has reportedly contended in private that his proliferation activities had the support of two former army chiefs, General Aslam Beg and General Jehangir Karamat, though that has yet to appear in any official account.

ECONOMIST: Pakistan’s proliferator-in-chief | The