The premier added that it is a “special disappointment” for the country’s “external enemies and mafias within”.
“Mafias who have stashed their loot abroad and seek to protect this loot by destabilising the country,” said the prime minister on the micro-blogging site Twitter.
The three-judge bench headed by Justice Khosa announced the short order and ruled that General Bajwa will serve as the army chief for six more months based on the undertaking submitted by the government.
The undertaking states that the parliament will draft legislation on the issue of an army chief’s tenure within six months.
Lauding his party’s struggles, he said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was the first party to advocate for an independent judiciary.
He also said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was the first party to advocate independent Judiciary and rule of law.
PM Imran concluded by saying he has the Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and referred to him as “one of the greatest jurist produced by Pakistan”.In a rare move, the top court on Tuesday had suspended for a day the government notification of reappointment of General Bajwa for another three-year term.
The SC took up an application, submitted by The Jurist Foundation, seeking withdrawal of a petition against the extension/reappointment of the army chief.
Counsel Riaz Hanif Rahi had requested the apex court to declare the government notification as null and void, and illegal.
However, the CJP rejected the application and took up the petition under Article-184 (3) of the Constitution as it involved a question of “public importance”. The court issued notices to the federal government, the defence ministry, and Gen Qamar.
According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on November 21, the notification for General Qamar’s reappointment was issued on August 19, which said that he would continue to serve as COAS until November 2022.
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