Pakistan’s new Army chief should have flawless reputation: Maryam Nawaz
India Today
PML-N Vice-president Maryam Nawaz said that Pakistan’s new Army chief should be a person of “flawless” reputation after Defence minister's remarks that former ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed’s name could be considered for the top post.
Pakistan’s new Army chief should be a person of “flawless” reputation, ruling coalition leader Maryam Nawaz said on Thursday on Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s remarks that former ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed’s name could be considered for the top post.
PML-N Vice-president Maryam has been critical of General Hameed due to his alleged role as the ISI chief in supporting former prime minister Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), though the Army always rejected such allegations.
“The nation looks at the Army for the unity and security of Pakistan. So it is important that the Army chief is a person who is worthy and flawless so that people salute the Pakistan Army,” Maryam, the daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, said at a press conference when asked about the defence minister’s remarks.
Incumbent Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa will retire by the end of November this year.
General Faiz Hameed served as the ISI chief from June 16, 2019, to October 19, 2021, and is currently posted as the Peshawar Corps Commander.
Her comments followed after she told a public rally in the Fateh Jang area of Punjab province last week that Imran Khan used the former spy chief to “throttle” his opponents.
“We know that he (Hameed) wasn’t your eyes and ears, rather he was your (Khan’s) hands through which you throttled your political opponents,” she said.
