KATHMANDU: The government has appointed Lieutenant General Prabhuram Sharma as acting Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) with effect from August 9.
A cabinet meeting held in Baluwatar Tuesday decided in this regard.
The President will appoint Sharma as the CoAS.
Current CoAS General Purna Chandra Thapa is retiring on September 9 after which Sharma will automatically be promoted to CoAS.
Sharma will serve as acting CoAS for one month beginning August 9.
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