ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said on Tuesday that the Muslim League (N) has no preferred name for the appointment of the Army Chief, JEE News reported, the current Chief of Army Staff (COAS). As the retirement date of General Qamar Javed Bajwa approaches.
While talking to journalists outside Parliament, when the Defense Minister was asked about the news of deadlock between the supremo of Muslim League (N) Nawaz Sharif and co-chairman of People’s Party Asif Ali Zardari on the name of the next army chief, he said: He said that there has been a consultation on the appointment. had not yet been held and therefore the question of deadlock did not arise.
In response to media queries, JEE News quoted Khawaja Asif as saying: “The process of appointment of the new Army Chief will begin from November 18-19 and the nominations will be shared by the Pakistan Army.”
Taking a jibe at PTI chief Imran Khan, Asif said that legal action should be taken against the former prime minister’s recent statements as he is playing with the national interest for his personal interest.
Meanwhile, People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed regret that there is unnecessary politicking by both the treasury and the opposition in the country over the appointment of a new army chief.
Bilawal Bhutto speaking to the media after attending a program at the Ojha campus of Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi said that the appointment of the new army chief should be in accordance with the procedure laid down in the constitution and law. Earth.
Bilawal said that I want none of our allies to make any demands on this issue while addressing the rally, nor should anyone from the opposition make this issue unnecessarily controversial for the sake of their politics.
Chairman PPP said that instead of unnecessary discussions on such issues, national priorities and interests should be focused on solving the real problems of the people.
“The same approach will also help in reducing the current situation of political polarization in the country,” he said.
He said that Khan’s politics revolved around the appointment of the Army Chief from the first day till today.
He said that we need to get out of this mindset for the sake of Pakistan’s democratic system and people.
When asked whether the People’s Party has given any name to the government for the appointment of the new army chief, Bilawal Bhutto reiterated his position that the appointment of the next army staff should be done in accordance with the procedure laid down in the constitution and law.
