Military politics in Pakistan

The McClatchy interpretation is that this is an effort to restore the credibility of the Pakistani military by creating distance from the Musharraf government, but I wonder if it's also an effort to reduce Musharraf's influence in the military.

Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who was named to the top military job in late November, took two steps this week. First, he barred all senior military officers from meeting directly with Musharraf without prior approval and prohibited officers from having any direct involvement in politics. Second, he recalled many army officers from civilian job assignments.

It could be Kayani trying to consolidate his power.