ISLAMABAD – New developments reported over COAS General Qamar Bajwaextension case.
A meeting of government and party spokespersons has been summoned followingthe Supreme Court’s detailed verdict on extension of the Army Chief’s term.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will preside over this importantmeeting to discuss the legal aspects of the verdict. The Attorney Generaland the legal team will inform the participants of the meeting on the SC’sverdict.
The meeting will review the legal aspects of the detailed verdict and willdo consultation on the government’s statement.
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The detailed verdict written Justice Mansoor Ali Shah stated that athree-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Asif SaeedKhosa explored the scope of Article 243 of the Constitution, reviewed thePakistan Army Act, 1952, the Pakistan Army Act Rules, 1954.
The top court found that Pakistan Army Act, 1952 falls deficient of thestructural requirements for raising and maintaining an Army under clause(3) of Article 243 of the Constitution. It does not provide for essentialelements required to raise and maintain an Army, particularly the grant ofCommissions in the Army and the terms of service of the CommissionedOfficers including tenure and extension of a General.
