- Khawaja Asif confirms PMO receiving the abstract.
- An hour prior, the ISPR mentioned it had moved the abstract.
- Names of six senior-most generals incorporated in abstract.
ISLAMABAD: Following the Inter Services and products Public Members of the family observation, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif showed that the High Minister Place of work has won the abstract for the appointment of the highest two positions within the navy.
“The High Minister Place of work has won the abstract from the Ministry of Defence”, the minister tweeted.
The defence minister’s tweet comes nearly an hour after the ISPR mentioned Tuesday evening that it had forwarded the abstract to his ministry.
“GHQ has forwarded the abstract for collection of CJCSC and COAS, containing names of six senior maximum lieutenant normal gens to Ministry of Defence,” tweeted director normal of the army’s media wing Lieutenant Common Babar Iftikhar.
Executive refutes reviews claiming PMO receiving abstract
The ISPR’s observation got here mins after Defence Minister Khawaja Asif categorically rejected the rumours claiming that the High Minister’s Place of work has won the much-anticipated abstract for the appointment of the brand new leader of military body of workers.
Taking to Twitter, Khawaja Asif mentioned that the PM’s Place of work has now not but won the abstract. The PMO will obtain the abstract on the showed time.”
‘Abstract ready for appointment of recent COAS’
Previous, resources had instructed The Information {that a} abstract has been ready for the appointment of the brand new military leader and it is going to be won through the PM’s Place of work any time.
Resources mentioned that names of six senior-most generals had been incorporated within the abstract of the military leader applicants.
The abstract contains the names of Lieutenant Common Asim Munir, Lieutenant Common Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Lieutenant Common Azhar Abbas, Lieutenant Common Nauman Mehmood, Lieutenant Common Faiz Hamid and Lieutenant Common Mohammad Amir as applicants for the military leader and chairman joint chiefs of body of workers committee posts, mentioned the well-placed resources.
In the meantime, Knowledge Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb clarified that the observation attributed to Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif relating to a abstract for appointing a brand new military leader used to be false.
The PMO has but to obtain the abstract, she mentioned and advised the folks to not speculate about it. The folks might be knowledgeable as quickly because the PM’s place of work receives the abstract, she added.
Subsequent military leader to be appointed in 48 hours: Khawaja Asif
The much-anticipated appointment of the following military leader might be made in 48 hours, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif confident previous these days.
Speaking to Geo Information, Khawaja Asif mentioned that the defence ministry will obtain an inventory of senior officials from the GHQ through the next day to come, including that the ministry is prone to transfer a abstract on this regard to the high minister right through the following 24 hours.
Khawaja Asif has mentioned that nominating applicants for the publish of military leader is the prerogative of the Common Headquarters (GHQ).
Rejecting the rumors, the minister mentioned that there is not any civil-military stress over the subject. “COAS Common Qamar Javed Bajwa respects Nawaz Sharif,” he added.
When requested a query about family members between Imran Khan and COAS Common Qamar Javed Bajwa, the minister mentioned, “It’s out of my jurisdiction. Imran Khan and Common Qamar Javed Bajwa higher find out about it.”