New Delhi: General Pervez Musharraf has begun a series of farewell visits to Pakistan's military establishment.
His first stop on Tuesday was at the Joint Staffs headquarters, combining the top commands of the Army, Navy and Air Forces.
Later on Tuesday, Musharraf visited the separate headquarters of the Air Force and Navy and addressed the troops. On Wednesday, he will preside over a meeting of the military corps commanders.
Gen Musharraf will then hand over charge to former ISI chief General Pervez Ashfaq Kiyani and on Thursday, take oath as a civilian President.
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif personally promoted Musharraf over other senior officers to appoint him as Army Chief in October 1998.
The formal stepping down will take place at the army headquarters in Rawalpindi.
At a change of guard, Kiyani will take over as the new army chief. Pakistani media reports say preparations for the handover have already begun in Rawalpindi.
"Gen Kiyani will assume command of the Pakistan Army on Wednesday and farewell visits by President General Musharraf have started today (Tuesday)," his spokesperson Maj Gen Rashid Qureshi said.
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