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  • SC resumes hearing regarding extension in service of COAS

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    The Supreme Court resumed hearing on the government’s notification regarding the extension in the tenure of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

    The SC on Tuesday had issued notices to the government, COAS and the Attorney General of Pakistan.

    Farogh Naseem will appear before the court as a lawyer of COAS General Bajwa, while attorney general will defend the government’s stance.

    The federal cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Tuesday had unanimously approved a new summery seeking extension in the service of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa for another three years.

    Earlier in the day, Supreme Court (SC) had suspended the notification confirming the extension of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa for another three years.