PML-Q chief urges not to make army chief appointment controversial.

LAHORE -- Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has urged the political parties to refrain from making the army chief's appointment 'controversial', media reported on Tuesday.

In a statement, the former prime minister said that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is guarantor of the country's security, urging the political parties to refrain from making key appointment controversial.

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain further said that the speculations on army chief appointment will be dismissed as the basis of the decision would be Pakistan Army's nomination.

He added that Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) should not be subjected to political maneuvers. 'The entire nation has faith in the judiciary,' he said, adding that the army and the judiciary are important national institutions.

Earlier in the day, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif rejected the rumours about a deadlock on the shortlisted names' and the exact time of the appointment process for the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS).

While talking to journalists outside the Parliament House building, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif was questioned about the rumoured deadlock on the COAS name between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan People's Party...