New Delhi, Nov 26, 2019-
Soon after the Pakistan Supreme Court On Tuesday suspended the notification extending the term of Army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan lashed out at Law Minister Farogh Naseem during a cabinet meeting.
Imran Khan was furious at the Law Minister as the ministry failed to complete the necessary formalities related to the issue, sources said, according to reports in the Pakistani media.
The suspension of the extension of the army chief’s tenure adds volatility to the charged-up political atmosphere in Pakistan where the Imran Khan government faces troubles on many fronts. There are also reports of friction between the army and the government.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa suspended, till Wednesday, the notification extending the tenure of the Army chief for another three years.
The suspension order was given by a three-member bench consisting of the Chief Justice and Justices Mazhar Alam and Mansoor Ali Shah. The bench took up a withdrawal application of a plea filed by The Jurists Foundation against the extension of Bajwa’s tenure. Justice Khosa, however, rejected the application and took up the petition under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution under public interest, converted the case into a suo moto matter.
The Jurist Foundation had challenged the extension given to the Army chief, who was to retire on November 29, asking the Supreme Court to declare it null and void and illegal. (Agency)
