Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Friday said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will be appointing a new army chief in a "day or two" as he believes that further delay over the appointment will not be appropriate.
This visit to London is the third such trip since he became Prime Minister in April. The Dawn newspaper reported that this visit comes two weeks before the end of Pakistan Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa's tenure on November 29.
Presently, anti-army sentiments are highly visible in Pakistan. People continue to voice their opinion against the military on social media despite accounts being suspended and arrests being made of people accused of planning anti-army campaigns on the internet.
Maryam Nawaz said she was speaking to "expose" the "actual agenda" of PTI's "part-time" long march towards Islamabad and said that it had not been arranged for the sake of the nation but its purpose is to stop the incumbent government from appointing the next army chief.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 22 (ANI): A special court of the Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday granted post-arrest bail to Senator Azam Swati, who was arrested in a case registered against him over an anti-establishment tweet.
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], October 21 (ANI): Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said that he will not take an extension and retire after five weeks, reports Pakistan's Geo News.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 19 (ANI): On Tuesday, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan took a sharp dig at Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa over the arrest of Senator Azam Swati who blamed the general for legitimising corruption in the country.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 17 (ANI): Imran Khan's party member, Azam Khan Swati's physical remand was extended for another day on Sunday by a local court in Islamabad.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 16 (ANI): Forgetting the plight of Pakistanis who are facing one of the worst floods in the history of the country, the only news making the headlines is the selection of a new army chief.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 13 (ANI): A former minister from Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has landed himself in hot water after openly criticising Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 11 (ANI): Pakistan's army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa's claims that the army has "successfully turned the tide of terrorism" run counter to the ground reality.