Govt may file review petition against COAS extension verdict: Swati.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Senator Azam Khan Swati on Monday hinted that the federal government may file a review petition with the apex court against its verdict in a case pertaining to the extension of Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

Talking to journalists, Azam Swati said that legal team of the government is examining the judgment in the COAS extension case.

He said that the government will evolve a comprehensive strategy after consultation with all the stake holders and added that they will take the nation into confidence on the issue.

The minister said that they did not want clash among institutions and added that the PTI-led government believes in rule of law and supremacy of constitution.

Meanwhile PTI leader Senator Faisal Javed said that the government will take a position after reviewing the detailed verdict against former president general (retd) Pervez Musharraf in high treason case.

Speaking to a private TV channel, he responded to the verdict saying that only a lawyer can talk about the legal aspects of the verdict...

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