While I agree that charges and evidence can further shed clarity, I would take such a step any given day with eyes shut as we have always seen a hush hush approach in such matters.
Demotions just don't cut it, it has to be dismissal from service at the least.
Based on my experience; brigadiers and above are usually the key players and not just fall guys.
Kudos to Raheel Sharif, maybe he was not a false dawn after all...
If this is the legacy he leaves behind, it maybe as or even more significant than his focus on addressing militancy as a whole.
I sincerely wish him an honorable retired life in future!