‘Technical issues’ in DG ISI’s appointment to be resolved soon: PM Imran

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday asserted that the “technical issues” in the appointment of the director-general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (DG ISI) would soon be resolved.

According to several media reports, the Prime Minister made these remarks while chairing a Parliamentary Committee meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI).

During the meeting, the premier took the participants into confidence over the prevailing political situation. “No one has a better relationship with the military than me”, the premier said, adding that there was no misunderstanding between the government and military.

The prime minister had convened an emergency meeting of the ruling party’s parliamentary group at Parliament House to discuss important national issues.

Several PTI members protested on being suddenly called for the meeting. They reportedly questioned why an emergency meeting had been called at the last minute, saying it would take time to reach Islamabad.

Following the meeting, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry told journalists that the decision regarding the appointment of the director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) will be made in an atmosphere of trust”.

Chaudhry quoted the premier as saying that the “ambiguity regarding the appointment has been cleared”. “PM Imran Khan said that civil-military relations have never been as good in the entire history of the country as they are now,” said Chaudhry.

He said that the premier said that the honour and the dignity of army is dear to the entire country. The federal minister said that PM Imran Khan and army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa “settle every issue together through consultation”.

“The same mechanism was adopted on the matter of the appointment of ISI DG,” said Chaudhry. The minister said that the DG ISI will be appointed “soon” with the process already “underway”.