Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will appoint the new army chief as per the constitution and law, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto said while speaking to Foreign Policy’s editor-in-chief in Washington.
Responding to a question about the appointment of the next army chief, the foreign minister said the prime minister of Pakistan has the authority to appoint an army chief and he will decide as per the constitution and law. All institutions in Pakistan are independent, he added.
Talking about the flood catastrophe in Pakistan, he said that 33 million people have been affected while standing crops on 400,000 acres are under water.
He urged the United Nations and international financial institutions to come forward for the rehabilitation of the flood-affected people of Pakistan.
He said that the wealthy countries should provide $100 billion a year to less wealthy nations, to help them adapt to climate change and mitigate the further rise in temperature.
He stressed that world countries provide more medicines, tents, mosquito nets and food items for flood-hit areas as diseases have been spreading in flood-affected areas of Pakistan.
Commenting on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s remarks regarding seeking debt relief from China, Bilawal said its all-weather-friendly country, China, has always helped Pakistan in difficult times. Pakistan’s relations with China are multi-faceted, he said.
PM to appoint new COAS as per constitution: Bilawal Bhutto
