Pakistan PM rejects Imran Khan’s proposal to nominate successor to military chief Bajwa

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stated that he rejected Imran Khan’s proposal to nominate a successor to General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Last week, Khan admitted that he provided an extension to the tenure of military chief Bajwa in March.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 30, 2022 15:06 IST

Imran Khan allegedly known as Pakistan military chief General Qamar Bajwa a traitor. (File)

By India Today Web Desk: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday stated that he flatly rejected a proposal from his predecessor and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, on the appointment of a successor to military chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is ready to retire on November 29.

General Bajwa was initially appointed in 2016, however after three years of tenure, the then authorities of Khan in 2019 prolonged his service for an additional three years.

“Imran had suggested that we give him three names and he gives three names for the post of army chief and then we decide on the appointment of the new chief from those six names,” PM Shehbaz Sharif stated.

“If there is a common name in both the lists, then we will agree,” he stated, including, nonetheless: “I flatly refused Imran Khan’s offer by saying thank you.”

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Responding to Imra Khan’s ‘traitor’ comment on General Bajwa, Shehbaz Sharif stated,“Imran Khan is currently targeting the army leadership only to fulfil his personal desires.”

When Imran Khan was in energy, the opposition accused him of making an attempt to carry a military chief of his selection who may help his alleged agenda of victimising opposition leaders. Since he misplaced energy in April this yr, the equation has modified and now Khan is saying that the coalition authorities desires to put in a military head of its selection to guard looted wealth and steal basic elections.

Last week, Khan had admitted that he provided an extension to the tenure of military chief Bajwa in March amid the opposition’s try and topple his authorities. Khan’s remarks got here after Pakistan’s ISI chief Lt Gen Nadeem Najum revealed at an unprecedented press convention on Thursday that the military chief was given a “lucrative offer” for an indefinite extension of his tenure in March.

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Devika Bhattacharya

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Oct 30, 2022