New COAS to be appointed on merit: Pervaiz Rashid

 New COAS to be appointed on merit: Pervaiz Rashid
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Summary Information minister says new army chief will be appointed as per constitution.

 

ISLAMABAD (Online) - Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid said that said appointment of new army chief will be made on merit and in accordance with the constitution.

 

Talking to a private TV channel the minister said the PML-N government is opposed to conspiracies and believes in strong democratic system in the country.

 

He said PML-N respects mandate of other parties in provinces and recalled that it was capable of forming its governments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan‚ but it allowed other parties to form their governments.

 

The Minister said the government is sharing information among intelligence agencies to stop terrorist activities in Karachi.

 

To a question‚ he said the government is committed to hold local bodies election. However‚ he said‚ holding of these elections on party or non-party basis will be decided by the provinces.
 

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