Ahsan Iqbal says PM will appoint new COAS on merit.

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will appoint a new Army Chief on merit.

Talking to a private television channel, he said the Army Chief's appointment will be made on a professional basis and following the procedure as prescribed in the Constitution.

Ahsan Iqbal said PTI Chairman Imran Khan is doing politics on a selection of a new army chief and trying to make the process controversial.

He said in the history of Pakistan, there is...

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