Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday concluded the fourth round ofconsultations among the senior leadership of the ruling party over theappointment of the next chief of army staff in Pakistan, with sourcessuggesting that consensus had been reached on a formula for deciding thename.
The name will be announced after due consultations with coalition partners.
On Friday, a high-level meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)senior leadership was held at Hussain Nawaz’s office, Stanhope House.0 seconds of 0 seconds
The meeting was reportedly attended by Shehbaz, Nawaz, Maryam Nawaz,Suleman Shehbaz, Abid Sherali, Hassan and Hussain Nawaz, apart from FederalFinance Minister Ishaq Dar, who is said to have joined in the meetingvirtually.
Apart from discussing key challenges facing the country, including therising pressure from opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ChairmanImran Khan, the appointment of the next chief of army staff was also takenup.
Sources suggested that Nawaz Sharif finally granted his approval to aformula for appointing the next army chief.
The agreed formula suggests that either the senior most officer recommendedor a particular name would be finalized.
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A decision in this regard is expected to be made by Prime Minister ShehbazSharif after consultations with coalition partners after he returns home.
On the long march by Imran, sources said that Nawaz took a tough stancethat the government should not give in to the pressure of certain groups toaccept any demands or suggestions.
While talking about the opposition, Nawaz’s tone became quite stern.
Moreover, it was decided that there was no question of early elections,adding that the polls would be held on time.
It was further decided that Nawaz Sharif may return to Pakistan later thisyear.
