ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Planning, Asad Umer Tuesday said thatGeneral Qamar Javed Bajwa was the most capable person for nationalsecurity, peace and civilian supremacy.
Keeping in view the extra ordinary situation in Kashmir and the region,there was dire need to take decision regarding extension for General Bajwa,he stated while talking to a private news channel program.
To a question about extension, he said there had been examples in America.
The apex court had expressed objection on modus operandi and we haveprepared the summery to present the stance of the government regarding thematter of extension of Army Chief, he stated.
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The government respected the verdict and we did not want to implicateourselves in legal terms, he said.
Asad said the prime minister held the discretionary powers under theconstitution. Under Article 243, he said the prime minister could take thedecision regarding the extension of Army Chief.
