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Gen Mohammad Anwar Khan, vice-chief of general staff at the Pakistan army's general headquarters in Rawalpindi, was tipped to become president of PoK, Pakistan daily Dawn said.
Quoting sources, it said Khan could be retired within 24 hours and made the ruling Muslim Conference's candidate for elections to the office of PoK president.
The nomination papers for the presidential polls are to be filed on July 31 and the polling will be held on August one.
The electoral college comprises the 48-member strong PoK assembly, the six member PoK Council and the federal minister in-charge of the PoK Council.
Officials were not immediately available to comment on the report.
The decision to nominate a high ranking General followed a controversial move by the army to openly express its opposition to Muslim Conference (MC) leader Sardar Abdul Qayyum, a moderate, taking over as president of PoK.
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