Tag: extension
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PML-N takes U-Turn on Gen Bajwa’s extension: report
Contrary to earlier claims, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has reportedly decided to unconditionally back the amendments made to the Army Act by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government to facilitate the extension service of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. According to Geo News, the decision was made after a meeting of…
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Gen Bajwa’s extension: ‘Supreme Court can’t tell us what to do,’ says Fawad
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has said that the Supreme Court (SC) “does not have the authority to dictate the parliament on what matters to legislate on and how”. The apex court, in its November 28 verdict, had allowed the federal government to grant a six-month extension to Chief of Army Staff…
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‘We’ve been told that generals never retire,’ says CJP Khosa
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khan Khan Khosa, hearing the petition challenging Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s extension, has said the court was told that “generals never retire”. A three member bench of the Supreme Court (SC), headed by CJP Khosa and comprising Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel and…
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Gen Bajwa allowed to continue serving as army chief
The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday granted a six-month conditional extension to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa as it directed the federal government to furnish a fresh summary of the army chief’s extension of services. According to details, announcing the verdict in the COAS’s extension case, which was reserved earlier in…
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Imran govt considering imposing emergency to tackle any unrest regarding Gen Bajwa’s extension: report
It is being considered at the highest level in the Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan-led government that emergency may be promulgated to overcome any untoward situation arising due to developments regarding the extension in service for Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. A state of emergency is a situation in which a…
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Army chief belongs at border, but he was getting his summary fixed at PM House last night: CJP
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, who is heading the Supreme Court (SC) bench hearing the case pertaining to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s extension, has said that “the army chief belongs at the border, but he was getting his summary fixed at the Prime Minister (PM) House…
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‘You want a three-year extension for Gen Bajwa, will it be 20 years for a better general?’ CJP reportedly asks govt
With hearing of the case pertaining to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s extension resuming Thursday, the Supreme Court (SC) has once again put the government in a tight spot as it asked “if a better general would be given a 20-year extension”. “You’re seeking a three-year extension for now. If another…
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Extension or no extension? All you need to know about Gen Bajwa’s case hearing from Wednesday
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC), headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khan Khosa and comprising Justice Mazhar Alam and Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, has adjourned the hearing of the case regarding the extension in service of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa until Thursday morning.…
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Army is embarrassed over Gen Bajwa’s extension controversy: Lt Gen (r) Amjad Shoaib
Defence Analyst Lt Gen (retd) Amjad Shoaib has said that the controversy surrounding the extension of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa is a matter of embarrassment for the army. While speaking on Geo News talk show, the analyst said that the army had no role in the process and the real…
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CJP suspends COAS Bajwa’s extension notification
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khosa has suspended the notification of Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa’s tenure extension on Tuesday, Dawn reported. According to the details, the court has issued notices to all parties, including Gen Bajwa. During the hearing of a petition challenging the extension in Gen Bajwa’s tenure today, the…