No role of President in Army Chief appointment under constitution: Law Minister
Pakistan
Tarar clarified that appointing the army chief is the prerogative of the prime minister.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Tuesday warned President Arif Alvi against playing politics, in response to the latter s remarks on the appointment of the next chief of army staff.
Responding to the President’s statement, Tarar said, "The president doesn’t have any role under the Constitution of Pakistan in the appointment of the army chief.
The minister said that President Alvi is politicising the matter to fulfill interests that are contrary to the president’s role as per the constitution.
Tarar clarified that appointing the army chief is the prerogative of the prime minister.
President Alvi, in conversation with a news channel, said that he would approve the appointment of the next COAS in line with the procedure laid out in the Constitution. He said in the past too, the opposition was consulted on the appointment of the army chief.
In his talk, President Alvi pointed out that a discussion with the then-opposition, now government, was held when Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan extended the three-year term of General Qamar Javed Bajwa in 2019.
