Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to seek the advice of his brother Nawaz Sharif on Army chief’s appointment

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will resolve on the appointment of the following Army chief after discussing the matter with former premier Nawaz Sharif in London, in response to a media report.

Nawaz Sharif, the elder brother of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has been residing in London since November 2019 when he was allowed to go there for medical remedy however by no means returned. He served thrice because the prime minister of Pakistan and appointed a minimum of 4 Army chiefs.

Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, 61, would retire on November 29.

The prime minister, who arrived in London on Saturday arrived to attend the state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II, will even meet Nawaz Sharif throughout his keep within the metropolis and talk about the appointment of the following Army chief with him, The Express Tribune newspaper reported.

The Prime Minister would make the choice on the appointment of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) after discussing the matter with PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, the newspaper quoted Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir as saying.

Responding to a query on the reported assembly between former prime minister Imran Khan and Army chief Bajwa, Dastgir stated that irrespective of what number of occasions anybody met with military chief Bajwa, the prime minister would make the ultimate resolution.

The matter of the Army chief’s appointment has brought on a stir in political circles in Pakistan.

Khan in an interview had demanded that the brand new Army chief needs to be appointed by the following authorities after the elections.

The appointment of the Army chief is the only prerogative of the prime minister.

When Khan was in energy, the opposition accused him of attempting to carry an Army chief of his alternative, who might assist his alleged agenda of victimising opposition leaders.

Since he misplaced energy, the equation has modified and now Khan is saying that the coalition authorities needs to put in a military head of its alternative to guard looted wealth and steal common elections.

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, accusing Khan of raking up an issue for his private profit, stated on Saturday that Shehbaz Sharif would appoint a brand new Army chief on time in November.

The highly effective Army, which has dominated the coup-prone nation for greater than half of its 75-plus years of existence, has hitherto wielded appreciable energy within the issues of safety and overseas coverage.

Addressing a public rally in Faisalabad earlier this month, Khan had alleged that the federal government was afraid of honest elections and delaying the polls till the appointment of the brand new Army chief by the top of November when the incumbent Gen Bajwa would retire.

“(Asif Ali) Zardari and Nawaz (Sharif) want to bring their favourite as the next army chief because they have stolen public money,” Khan alleged. “They are afraid that when the patriotic army chief comes, he will ask them about their loot.” Strongly objecting to Khan’s remarks, the Army issued a press release wherein it accused him of attempting to discredit and undermine senior management of the Pakistan Army at a time when the establishment is laying lives for the safety and security of the folks.