Sharif brothers not to succumb to any pressure on appointment of new Pakistan Army chief | World News,The Indian Express
Shehbaz's government had ‘certain pressures' from some quarters over the issue of the army chief's appointment and fresh polls, which is why the prime minister sought to discuss it with the party supremo to decide whether to accept these demands or not, a Dawn report said.
Shehbaz Sharif met Nawaz Sharif, the supremo of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) this week and decided to not give in to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s demand to announce early polls, the Dawn newspaper reported.
The Sharif brothers have maintained that the power to appoint the army chief rest with the country’s premier and will not be surrendered at any cost, the report quoted a source as saying.
According to a PML-N insider, Shehbaz’s government had ‘certain pressures’ from some quarters over the issue of the army chief’s appointment and fresh polls, which is why the prime minister sought to discuss it with the party supremo to decide whether to accept these demands or not, the report said.
The sources also said that the possibility of Gen Bajwa’s extension was also discussed during the meeting. Gen Bajwa’s tenure is set to end on November 29.
However, the Pakistan Army has denied speculation about its chief Gen Bajwa having another tenure as he has already begun paying farewell visits to various garrisons as part of the tradition.
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