The defense minister says that the government is not planning any “major changes” to the Army Act.
In response to all the talk in the media about changes to the Pakistan Army Act (PAA), Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said that the government has no plans to make “major changes” to the Act.
Asif said in a tweet that the media’s attention to changes to the PAA was “uncalled for”
In his statement, Asif, who is in charge of defense, said that the government has no plans to change the Army Act in a big way. In a ruling from 2019, the Supreme Court asked that important parts of the Army Act be looked at again, he said.
He also said that the decision of the highest court would be followed in due time.
The defense minister said this because a local newspaper said that the law would be changed in a big way.
In a report, Daily Dawn said that the government “seems” to be thinking about changing the army act so that the prime minister, who makes appointments, can keep “any candidate through a simple notification, rather than having to go through a complex, constitutional process” instead of going through a complicated constitutional process.
The report also said that the report will be presented to the Cabinet Committee for Disposal of Legislative Cases (CCLC) after a few changes. This will happen after the Ministry of Defense gave its approval last month. Later, it will be brought to the parliament to be passed into law.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa is retiring next month, so the army will soon have a new leader. The army chief is busy saying goodbye to people right now.
PML-N, which has the most influence in the ruling coalition, has decided that the position will go to the most senior military official whose name is at the top of the list sent to the prime minister.
