PM Shehbaz to name new army chief soon PML-N.

LONDON/ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met his older brother and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in London to discuss the appointment of the next army chief, often considered the most powerful position in the country. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, who is travelling with the premier, said Friday that once the constitutional process starts the appointment of Army Chief would be decided after consultation. 'There are speculations (in the media) that the appointment of Army Chief has been decided during Nawaz-Shehbaz meeting. In this regard, there was discussion (between them) but the decision will be made after consultation and once the constitutional process starts,' the minister tweeted late Friday. The defence minister on Thursday night also confirmed the meeting of the Sharif brothers on a TV channel. 'Everything will become clear in coming few days,' he said. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa is due to retire on November 29. Khawaja accused opposition leader and former Prime Minister Imran Khan of trying to influence the appointment of the military chief and making it controversial. After the crucial meetings between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif in London, it was decided Friday to appoint the military's senior-most officer as the next army chief, a private news channel claimed. The decision was taken during a meeting of the PML-N leadership, with party supremo Nawaz Sharif, vice president Maryam Nawaz, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in presence. Following his fourth and two-hours-long meeting with Nawaz, PM Shehbaz told journalists that the army chief 's appointment is a constitutional matter and would decide in line with the Constitution. Apart from the crucial matter of the army chief 's appointment, the high-level huddle took important decisions in London and the PML-N will later take the coalition partners into confidence over them. PM Shehbaz is now returning to Pakistan, following the...