{"id":283027,"date":"2022-09-13T08:37:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T03:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=283027"},"modified":"2022-09-13T08:37:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T03:37:07","slug":"imran-proposes-limited-extension-in-coas-gen-bajwas-tenure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/imran-proposes-limited-extension-in-coas-gen-bajwas-tenure\/","title":{"rendered":"Imran proposes limited extension in COAS Gen Bajwa\u2019s tenure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former PM says he is ready to hold talks with coalition government if his demand for early elections is accepted<br \/>\nIslamabad<br \/>\nFormer prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan Monday proposed to extend the tenure of Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa till the next elections.<br \/>\nIn an interview with a private TV channel, Khan said that the appointment of an army chief should be postponed until the government is elected, which should then choose the new military head.<br \/>\nKhan has been making headlines since his ouster in April because of his constant remarks regarding the army chief.<br \/>\nEarlier this month, while speaking during a public rally in Faisalabad, the PTI chairman had called out the government, saying that it was delaying the elections to appoint an army chief of its own and that if a \u201cpatriotic chief of army staff comes in, he will not spare the incumbent rulers.\u201d<br \/>\nHowever, today, \u2014 in a change of stance \u2014 the former premier said that he was ready to hold talks with the coalition government regarding snap polls.<br \/>\nHe also clarified that he is not anti-America, a day after news circulated that the PTI chief has met ex-US diplomat Robin Raphel at his Bani Gala residence.<br \/>\nRegarding the Islamabad High Court\u2019s (IHC) decision to indict him in a contempt of court case on September 22, Khan said that if the five-member bench hearing the case would have allowed him to say something, he would have apologised.<br \/>\nThe court had last month taken notice of the former prime minister\u2019s speech at a public rally, where he allegedly threatened Islamabad additional sessions judge Zeba Chaudhry for extending PTI leader Shahbaz Gill\u2019s remand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former PM says he is ready to hold talks with coalition government if his demand for early elections is accepted Islamabad Former prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan Monday proposed to extend the tenure of Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa till the next elections. 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