Lahore, July 21: The Pakistan Army and then President General Pervez Musharraf grilled all prospective candidates before appointing them as ministers in the government.
This is Pakistan’s former Religious Affairs Minister Ejaz-ul-Haq’s claim, and he adds that former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz was also interviewed by army generals before he was made the country’s Finance Minister.
The Daily Times quoted him as saying that in those days, a minister was first interviewed by army generals and then by Musharraf.
Aziz, Ejaz claimed, was quite keen to become Pakistan’s Finance Minister, adding that the Chaudhry brothers had reservations about his appointment.
Bhurban (Pakistan), July 21: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has reportedly welcomed the PPP-led coalition government’s hot pursuit policy for attaining peace in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), saying that the ongoing military operation in the region was “vital for the elimination of the menaces of terrorism and extremism”.
“Security forces are taking action to flush out terrorists and extremists from FATA,” Musharraf said and added that no one would be allowed to violate the country’s border.
Lahore, July 10 : The impeachment of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was not important for the PML-N, instead it wanted to focus on the restoration of deposed Supreme Court judges and resolve i
Bhurban (Pakistan), July 21: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has reportedly welcomed the PPP-led coalition government’s hot pursuit policy for attaining peace in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), saying that the ongoing military operation in the region was “vital for the elimination of the menaces of terrorism and extremism”.
