Plea seeking 3-year extension in Army Chief's tenure filed in Supreme Court
Operation Zarb-e-Azb was launched in June 2014 against militant outfits
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Plea seeking three-year extension in service of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif has been filed in the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan, Dunya News reported Monday.
Local named Mehmood Akhtar Naqvi has stated that Zarb-e-Azb, the operation which has been hailed as bone-breaker of terror outfits is continuing successfully under Army Chief’s leadership.
The petitioner has maintained that General Raheel Sharif’s service tenure is needed to be extended for elimination of extremism from the country. Naqvi stated that situation in Karachi is also moving towards betterment.
During the tenure of General Raheel Sharif as Army Chief, terror attacks have lessened across the country, plea states.
The petitioner has requested the court to hear the case on January 29. The plea mentions federation, President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif as parties.
Prime Minister and the Army Chief had vowed to root-out terrorism from the country after the deadliest December 2014 attack on a school.
Operation Zarb-e-Azb was launched in June 2014 against militant outfits and hideouts in Waziristan and different tribal areas.
As far as relations between the civil and military leaderships of the country go, Nawaz Sharif and the COAS are on the same page on different fronts. The Army Chief and PM Nawaz earlier visited Saudi Arabia in bid to play role in reconciliation with Iran.
The two leaders after meeting the Saudi King headed to Tehran and met the President.
It should be mentioned here that the former army chief General (r) Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani had accepted three-year extension in his service. On July 24 2010, then PM Yousaf Raza Gilani had extended Kiyani s tenure making him the first four-star officer to recieve extension from any government.
However, several sections are of the opinion that inevitably there are tensions between the army and the government behind the lauded handshakes.
Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed has said that General Raheel Sharif would not take an extension and as far as he knows the Prime Minister, he would not grant one.
