ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan's unique geography, threat environment, and military history make the appointment of an army chief as Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) a logical choice, analysts say, provided the arrangement preserves the autonomy and domain expertise of the air force and navy.

Military experts argue that Pakistan's strategic landscape is overwhelmingly continental and population-centric. "The decisive effects that shape policy are produced on land," said one analyst. A senior commander with deep land-warfare experience, empowered to integrate air and naval capabilities, can align ends, ways, and means across the joint force without diluting the roles of other services.

Classical military theory reinforces this approach. Former Russian general and military theorist Carl von Clausewitz

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