Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday said that the notification for the appointment of the Army Chief will be issued by November 26, before outgoing Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa retires on November 29. will
This statement of the Defense Minister came when he told the National Assembly that the General Headquarters (GHQ) received a letter from Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif regarding the appointment of the new Chief of Army Staff. has been informed.
“It will take two to three days to complete the process. The excitement will die down, after which we will deal with Imran Khan.
“The process of appointment to the highest posts in the Pakistan Army has started today,” the minister said.
“The Prime Minister in a letter to the Ministry of Defense has sought names and dossiers for the appointment of the next Army Chief. The Ministry has asked the GHQ to send the dossiers along with the nominations.
The Muslim League (N) leader expressed regret that unlike any other country in the world, mass hysteria is being generated in Pakistan over the appointment of the Army Chief.
“Once the matter [of the appointment] is settled, the political leaders should shake hands, sit together, and talk so that there is no politicization of appointments in the future,” he stressed.
When asked why PTI Chairman Imran Khan chose November 26 for the Long March, the Defense Minister said that the former prime minister might be thinking that President Dr. Will not approve a recommendation for a higher position. .
“Imran Khan has also exonerated the US of foreign conspiracy charges. He has said that the establishment did not conspire [against his government], but he still says that he [the establishment] is behind the conspiracy.” could have stopped. To topple his government,” Asif said.
The defense minister said that with his new statement, Khan has legitimized the vote of no confidence by leaving the US and the establishment.
He said that the PTI chief did the business of Tosha Khana’s gifts. “A gift is given for your honor. But, this man [Khan] sells his honor,” he asserted.
He further said that Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah will decide whether Khan’s helicopter will land in Islamabad or not.
