by way of PTI
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan govt in an emergency assembly on Wednesday authorized amendments to the army Act, practically four weeks after it certain the Supreme courtroom of passing a legislation on the extension and reappointment of an army chief inside six months.
top Minister Imran Khan had prolonged army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa's tenure via a notification on August 19. although, on November 26, the Supreme courtroom suspended the govt order, citing irregularities in the method the military chief, an in depth confidant of the best minister, was granted an extension.
On November 28, Bajwa received a six-month conditional extension from the apex court, ending an extraordinary legal wrangle that shook the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) executive and pitted the effective militia against the judiciary.
Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, who headed a three-member bench, introduced the verdict after getting an assurance from the government that Parliament will circulate a law on the extension/reappointment of a military chief inside six months.
In Wednesday's assembly, which turned into presided over through prime Minister Khan, the amendments made to the clauses concerning the military chief's tenure and extension had been handed unanimously, the daybreak information stated.
The amended bill will now be offered earlier than the Parliament in order to come into effect. notwithstanding the details concerning the amendments are not yet clear, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak said that it include a concept to lengthen the tenure of the entire three functions chief.
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