Maryam Nawaz unveils criteria for the new Army Chief

Maryam Nawaz unveils criteria for the new Army Chief

Pakistan link League-Nawaz (PML-N) VicePresident Maryam Nawaz on Thursday has said that the chief of army staffshould be a person who has a ‘flawless reputation’, free from any criticismor doubts.

“The chief of the army must be honourable and should be free from anystains on his reputation,” she stated, responding to a question aboutDefence Minister Khawaja Asif’s comments during an interviewlinkhe said that the government would “definitely consider” the former directorgeneral of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lt-Gen Faiz Hameed, forthe post of the army chief if his name was on the seniority list.

Maryam made these remarks while talking to media personnel outside theIslamabad link Court (IHC) and also saidthat the army operating within constitutional limits was welcome and thatonly one person – Imran Khan – had a problem with this.