He said the government was taking вЂsincere stepsвЂ™ to control inflation. вЂњPrime Minister Imran Khan is going nowhere, he will complete his term and will form his government for the next tenure,вЂќ he added.ДЄbout the issue of inflation, he linked it with changing world economic situation, arguing that no one in the government would want inflation in the country. Prime Minister Imran Khan is so lucky to have got such incompetent and ineffective opposition.вЂќ In his press talk on Sunday after meeting the daughter of nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan who passed away last week, the interior minister said: вЂњThe opposition has been saying since December last year that the PTI is going to lose power, but it should clear any misunderstanding about the government. Read: What is the process of appointing Pakistan's spymaster? вЂњThe UK has no written Constitution, does that mean appointments made by PM should be considered tradition,вЂќ he explained, adding that every notification signed by the PM was a law unless declared illegal by the Supreme Court.ДЄsked why the appointment was being delayed if the PM was authorised to do so, the PTI leader said: вЂњHow do we call this a delay? Is there a deadline or timeline passed?вЂќ He said the approval of the countryвЂ™s chief executive was important for appointment of top government positions. While responding to a question about any specific law about appointment of ISI chief, a senior PTI leader who did not want to be named said: вЂњI am no expert of law and Constitution but I think question should be what is against the law and Constitution which the PM is doing while appointing DG ISI.вЂќ

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief whip in the National Assembly Amir Dogar had told the media last Tuesday that PM Khan wanted Lt Gen Hameed to stay in his office for some more time due to critical situation in neighbouring Afghanistan. According to the military authorities, the COAS had decided to make Karachi Corps Commander Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum as new ISI DG but the PM wanted to take his own decision. However, the PM Office did not issue any notification so far been regarding the key appointment. However, a standoff developed on the issue between civil and military leadership as the prime minister was reportedly reluctant to appoint new intelligence chief вЂњagainst the law and constitutional normsвЂќ.ДЄ week has passed since Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa reportedly met to discuss the issue of ISI chiefвЂ™s appointment after which the government came up with the announcement that the issue had been settled. The minister had made it clear some two days ago that the issue of the appointment of new Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence would be resolved by next Friday as both civil and military leadership had reached consensus on the issue, terming the appointment a вЂroutine matterвЂ™.ДЄccording to militaryвЂ™s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army chief earlier this month reshuffled the top military hierarchy, transferring ISI DG Lt Gen Faiz Hameed to the position of Peshawar corps commander while appointing Karachi corps commander Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum as new ISI director general. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, the interior minister assailed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz vice president Maryam Nawaz for what he said вЂbashingвЂ™ the armed forces in the public meeting of the opposition alliance at Faisalabad. ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has asserted that Prime Minister Imran Khan will not only complete his five-year term in office but also form the next government and criticised the opposition for discussing the military in public. Senior PTI leader asks what is against the law that the PM is doing on ISI chief issue.Says opposition has no vision to understand the regional situation.

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