PM to decide on Army chief appointment on Nov 28: Rasheed

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Parvez Rasheed said on Friday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of Pakistan’s new Army chief on November 28.

Speaking to media here, the information minister said the government had received reports of the Taliban refusing to hold talks via media. “We will wait to see if the other side releases a clarification or makes some changes to their resolve.”

According to the information minister, talks were between the government and Taliban and a third party could not damage the process by conducting an attack. “The drone attack cannot cause damage to the dialogue process.”

When asked about former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, the information minister said Musharraf had been granted bail by the courts. “Musharraf has been granted bail, he has not been released.” Rasheed added that the name of the former president was still on the exit control list and he could not leave the country.

The information minister said the Article 6 case against Musharraf was pending and investigations were underway. “If we would have started proceedings against Mushararf immediately after being elected, everyone would have called it revenge.”