Cabinet approves issuance of NOC to Gen (r) Raheel Sharif
General (r) Raheel Sharif is currently serving as Commander-In-Chief of Islamic Military Alliance.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The federal cabinet on Friday approved the issuance of a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to former Chief of Army Staff General (r) Raheel Sharif.
The Supreme Court had earlier granted one-month time to the federal cabinet to decide over the matter of NOC.
The report pertaining to the matter of NOC for General Raheel has been submitted in the top court.
General (r) Raheel Sharif is currently serving as the Commander-In-Chief of Islamic Military Alliance.
On January, 7 last year, Pakistan confirmed that former army chief General Raheel Sharif was made the chief of the 39-nation Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism.
His appointment had sparked concerns over how the action would impact Pakistan’s foreign policy, and whether it was fully sanctioned by the parliament.
The Saudi-led 41-nation Islamic military alliance is against terrorism and not against any country.
The formation of an alliance of Muslim-majority countries – which now numbers 40 – was announced by the Saudi defence minister, deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in December 2015.
The coalition would be based in Riyadh to "coordinate and support military operations" against terrorism. The states it listed as joining the new coalition included Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Malaysia, Pakistan and several African nations.
