the 10th corp that protects the line of control the de facto border that divides the himalayan region of kashmir with neighbor and archrival indialieutenant general nauman mahmood the infantry officer has commanded forces in a deadly offensive against militants in pakistans northwest and headed an isi department that looks into foreign policy and related security issues mehmood is now serving as the president of the national defense university pakistans top military education institutionthe former cricket stars attempts to control military promotions when he was premier have been at the root of pakistans current political tensions late last year khan publicly opposed bajwas choice to lead the nations spy agency voicing support for one of his own allies to stay in the role the army chief got his way but the incident sowed the seeds for khans ouster in a parliamentary noconfidence vote roughly six months later the pakistan military will do everything to retain preeminence in power hierarchy said ashok behuria senior fellow at new delhis manohar parrikar institute for defense studies and analyses the recent dissonance between the army and imran khan should not be read a clash between military and the civilian arm but more as personal discord between imran and the military