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\u2019s editor-in-chief in Washington.
\nResponding 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.
\nTalking 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.
\nHe urged the United Nations and international financial institutions to come forward for the rehabilitation of the flood-affected people of Pakistan.
\nHe 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.
\nHe 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.
\nCommenting on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken\u2019s remarks regarding seeking debt relief from China, Bilawal said its all-weather-friendly country, China, has always helped Pakistan in difficult times. Pakistan\u2019s relations with China are multi-faceted, he said.
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