Tag: COAS appointment
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Process for the appointment of new COAS begins today
Khawaja Asif, Minister for Defence, confirmed on Monday that the process for appointing the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and the new chairman joint chiefs of staff committee (CJCSC) has started today. Setting aside speculations that had been raging since weeks, Asif confirmed that the Prime Minister’s (PM) Office had received a summary in…
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Name of new COAS will be revealed by Tuesday or Wednesday, says Khawaja Asif
Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that the name of the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) will be revealed by Tuesday or Wednesday. Discussing the all-important appointment on Geo News’ programme “Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath”, the defence minister said that the process to appoint a new head of the armed forces would…
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‘Let’s appoint army chief together’: Shehbaz says Khan wanted to make a secret deal with him
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has made a claim that Imran Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) offered to conduct talks with the government through a mutual businessman friend, reports Geo News. During a meet-up with vloggers in Lahore, the premier said that the PTI chief approached him a month ago and wanted to…
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No decision has been reached so far on COAS appointment: Khawaja Asif
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has revealed that no decision has been reached by the federal government yet about the appointment of a new Chief of Army Staff (COAS). According to the defence minister, the selection process for the new army chief will likely begin within the next five to seven days. Talking in Geo News’…