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| Govt quashes rumours of army chief’s replacement |
| 2015-08-04 |
| ISLAMABAD -- Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan dismissed on Monday rumours that the government was considering replacing Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif. “It is a baseless speculation; we have complete trust in the incumbent top command of our military,” he told reporters at the inauguration of an online system for the renewal of national identity cards, at the headquarters of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA). “We need an army chief like General Raheel Sharif, who has earned national and international fame and because we need him to fight militants,” he said, adding that such “baseless rumours” are being spread by the “enemies” of Pakistan. Earlier, the interior minister inaugurated an online system for the renewal of ID cards. Nisar expressed displeasure over the implication of Pakistan Army into politics. Responding to a question about media reports regarding alleged involvement of some army officials in last year’s sit-in by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, he said that the Pakistan Army was a disciplined and highly professional force. In the war against terrorism and extremism, Pakistan Army needed full support of the nation and such baseless allegations, he said, should not be levelled. Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif is a thoroughly professional soldier and is leading his force from the front in the war against terrorists and he has the confidence of the entire nation and the government, the minister added. |
| Posted by:Steve White |