Regarding the appointment of the new army chief, the prime minister said he had appointed General Asim Munir to the slot for being the most senior officer and having an excellent career.
He said while appointing the army chief, the government banked upon the existing law. He also thanked the coalition parties for backing him in taking the decision.
Asked about any progress in the probe into the murder of Arshad Sharif, he told the interviewer that he had talked to the Kenyan president twice – with the last one some three weeks ago – and asked him to provide their investigation report also sought by the Supreme Court. The Kenyan leader agreed and assured him to extend maximum support in that regard.
Calling it a brutal murder, the prime minister said the government was making all-out efforts and would not sit idle until the bereaved family got justice.
To another question, the prime minister endorsed the anchorperson’s viewpoint that he was offered the premiership before the 2018 polls, which he rejected saying that he could not backstab his brother who had made Pakistan’s defence impregnable by carrying out nuclear explosions and also brought in an investment of around $30-35 billion through the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).