ISLAMABAD: PML-N senior leader and former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that appointing chief of the army staff on merit will have negative consequence for the armed forces and Pakistan.
During an interview on a private TV channel, the former Prime Minister said that he didn’t think selecting army chief on seniority basis is the right thing to do. Such decision would harm the institution of army as well as the country, he added.
Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says appointment of army chief on seniority would have negative consequences not only for army but for the country as well. pic.twitter.com/WpiCdxviMB
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Earlier, PML-N senior leader had said that there was no dispute over the appointment of the Army Chief, the Prime Minister will make the appointment on time.
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“The government will name the new army chief when the time comes for it,” Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said.
The PML-N leader further said that neither the government nor the current army chief sought an extension.
He said the government is not considering extending the incumbent army chief’s term. At the same time, the current army chief, General Qamar javed Bajwa also doesn’t want it, he said.
