Pakistan on Monday passed a change to a law that will extend the regards to the heads of the militaries to five years from 3, in a rowdy parliamentary session opposed by jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan&& s party, Reuters reported.Extending the term of leaders consisting of Army Chief General Asim Munir would deal another blow to the embattled Khan and his celebration, which blames the military for his downfall.The step from the federal government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who leads a coalition of celebrations opposed to Khan that took power after an election in February, could be targeted at fortifying support from effective military figures.The costs to change the Pakistan Army Act of 1952 was moved by Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif.
House Speaker Ayaz Sadiq revealed in a live telecast of the proceedings that the bill had passed.Geo TV reported that it took 16 minutes for the senate to pass the modification into law, which Khan&& s party legislator Omar Ayub described as bulldozing the legislation by the ruling alliance with no argument in either house.&& It is neither great for the nation nor for the militaries,& & Ayub said.Khan & s party & s lawmakers opposed the bill throughout the sessions and some tore apart copies of it.Under the new law, General Munir, who took workplace in November 2022 with a timeline to retire in 2025, will serve up until 2027 regardless of a retirement age of 64 for a general.The previous prime minister, who has remained in prison since August in 2015, has been at chances with generals he blames for his 2022 ousting, after he fell out with then-army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa.The post Pakistan amends law to extend powerful army chief&& s service tenure first appeared on Ariana News.