ISLAMABAD: The controversy over the appointment of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief continues despite the government’s repeated claims that the country’s civilian and military leadership were on the same page on the issue.
“The problem is that every hour someone, to get fame, twists some words and puts them on Twitter. For now, the process has started. There is no conflict between the army and the government. Everyone is on the same page,” Pakistan’s Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Thursday. He claimed that a certain section, which wants to play on it, has lost.
The Ministry of Defense – to be more distinguished Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa – had announced the replacement of the outgoing spymaster. Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed KarachiCorps Commander Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjumi On 6 October, the PM did not welcome the decision as he was not consulted on it.
Since then General BajwaAfter this decision, some members of the cabinet started claiming that it is the PM’s prerogative to appoint the ISI chief. Amir Dogar, one of the KHANIts top aides had recently claimed that the PM wants to retain Hameed as their ISI chief.
Following an alleged standoff between the civilian and military leadership over the issue, the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday received a summary of the names of three candidates and Khan would, as a rule, have to choose either one or the other for the post of ISI chief. Will have to choose someone else. .
A day earlier, the information minister had said that the appointment issue was resolved after a long meeting between Khan and Bajwa.
Hours later, a federal minister was quoted by the media as saying that the PM wanted to interview officials who were shortlisted for the post of ISI DG.
Reply to Ministers claimThe Information Minister said it was a tradition for the Prime Minister to meet candidates before appointments to key posts like the ISI chief. He said, ‘Now it is being said that the PM will give an interview for the new ISI chief.
Responding to a question on when the government will notify the new ISI chief, the PM’s aide on political communication, Shahbaz Gill, who was with the information minister, said: “Don’t take it so quickly. This is serious business.”
He said the Information Minister would share the news with the media as soon as the Prime Minister takes a decision and urged the media to refrain from sensationalizing national matters.
The government’s claim about the PM receiving a summary for the appointment of the new spymaster prompted netizens to mock PM Khan, who had earlier said that he wanted Hameed to continue with his job. One of the posts that is often shared in social media groups said: “The Prime Minister will nominate the next ISI chief from the list of three names recommended by the Army Chief. The three names recommended by Gen Bajwa are Lt Gen. Nadeem Ahmed Anjum, Lt Gen Nadeem A Anjum and Lt Gen NA Anjum.
“The problem is that every hour someone, to get fame, twists some words and puts them on Twitter. For now, the process has started. There is no conflict between the army and the government. Everyone is on the same page,” Pakistan’s Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Thursday. He claimed that a certain section, which wants to play on it, has lost.
The Ministry of Defense – to be more distinguished Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa – had announced the replacement of the outgoing spymaster. Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed KarachiCorps Commander Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjumi On 6 October, the PM did not welcome the decision as he was not consulted on it.
Since then General BajwaAfter this decision, some members of the cabinet started claiming that it is the PM’s prerogative to appoint the ISI chief. Amir Dogar, one of the KHANIts top aides had recently claimed that the PM wants to retain Hameed as their ISI chief.
Following an alleged standoff between the civilian and military leadership over the issue, the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday received a summary of the names of three candidates and Khan would, as a rule, have to choose either one or the other for the post of ISI chief. Will have to choose someone else. .
A day earlier, the information minister had said that the appointment issue was resolved after a long meeting between Khan and Bajwa.
Hours later, a federal minister was quoted by the media as saying that the PM wanted to interview officials who were shortlisted for the post of ISI DG.
Reply to Ministers claimThe Information Minister said it was a tradition for the Prime Minister to meet candidates before appointments to key posts like the ISI chief. He said, ‘Now it is being said that the PM will give an interview for the new ISI chief.
Responding to a question on when the government will notify the new ISI chief, the PM’s aide on political communication, Shahbaz Gill, who was with the information minister, said: “Don’t take it so quickly. This is serious business.”
He said the Information Minister would share the news with the media as soon as the Prime Minister takes a decision and urged the media to refrain from sensationalizing national matters.
The government’s claim about the PM receiving a summary for the appointment of the new spymaster prompted netizens to mock PM Khan, who had earlier said that he wanted Hameed to continue with his job. One of the posts that is often shared in social media groups said: “The Prime Minister will nominate the next ISI chief from the list of three names recommended by the Army Chief. The three names recommended by Gen Bajwa are Lt Gen. Nadeem Ahmed Anjum, Lt Gen Nadeem A Anjum and Lt Gen NA Anjum.
.