ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday presided over the meeting of the Parliamentary Party of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Islamabad and took the members on board about the appointment process of the new Director-General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Later talking to the media, the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said that the consultation process regarding the appointment of the DG ISI has been completed and the final decision in this respect will soon be announced.
The information minister said that the prime minister briefed the Parliamentary Party that the civilian and the military leadership is on the same page and enjoys an ideal relationship in the history of Pakistan.
Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said that the credit of ideal civil-military relations also goes to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa who has always supported the democratic government.
نئی DG ISI کی تقرری کا عمل جلد مکمل ہو جائیگا، ایک مخصوص طبقہ اس معاملے پر جو کھیل کھیلنا چاہتا تھا وہ ناکام ہو چکا ہے اب کہا جا رہا ہے وزیر اعظم نئے DGISI کیلئے انٹرویو کریں گے ان عہدوں پر تعیناتی سے قبل ملاقات ایک عمومی روائیت ہے ایسے عمل کو بھی متنازعہ بنانا انتہائ نامناسب ہے
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) October 14, 2021
The minister said that Prime Minister Imran Khan also took the Parliamentary Party into confidence over the situation in Afghanistan.
The minister said that Pakistan believes that Afghanistan badly needs humanitarian assistance at this critical juncture. He added that Pakistan has made visa requirements easy for Afghan citizens; besides, enhancing trade with Afghanistan.
The information minister said that terrorist groups can make Afghanistan their sanctuary if the world abandons Kabul, and that the prime minister urged the international community to extend maximum humanitarian assistance to ensure stability in Afghanistan.
