Federal cabinet approved new summary of COAS General Bajwa extension through special messengers

Federal cabinet approved new summary of COAS General Bajwa extension through special messengers

ISLAMABAD: Federal cabinet approved new summary of COAS General Bajwa extension through special messengers.

Federal cabinet has approved the summary of Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa s tenure extension on late Wednesday night.

According to local news channel report, a new summary regarding the extension of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa was formulated by the Federal Government after the Supreme Court heard a case into the matter.

Sources said that the summary was sent to cabinet members through special messenger for their opinion on the matter.

The summary was formulated in an emergency session under Prime Minister Imran Khan, where the Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was himself present along with the senior cabinet members, legal team and former law minister Farogh Naseem.

Sources said that consultation was held over today’s hearing in the Supreme Court on the issue of army chief s extension and the questions raised by the apex court were discussed in the meeting. In the new summary, the word appointment was replsced by word extension , keeping in view the objection by the apex court.

Earlier, Farogh Naseem, who has recently resigned as Federal Minister for Law, and Attorney General Anwar Mansoor on Wednesday met Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan in Islamabad.