Mush as Army chief was wrong: Nawaz Sharif
Lahore,
Dec
27:
Former
Prime
Minister
Nawaz
Sharif
has
admitted
that
his
decision
to
appoint
President
Pervez
Musharraf
as
Army
Chief
while
ignoring
three
senior
generals
was
wrong,
saying
that
he
should
have
gone
by
seniority.
Sharif
said
that
he
had
chosen
Musharraf
for
the
post
because
he
wanted
to
appoint
the
senior
most
general,
as
chairman
of
the
Joint
Chiefs
of
Staff
Committee,
adding
that
"one
should
never
prefer
juniors
to
seniors
unless
there
is
any
serious
problem
with
the
latter".
He said that he was the first Pakistani premier to appear in person before the Supreme Court, and added that the people had misconceptions about his role regarding the judiciary. Sharif said that he wanted all political parties to boycott the polls but former premier Benazir Bhutto did not agree to the boycott due to differences on the issue of the judiciary.
"Benazir said she will only support an independent judiciary and not the restoration of sacked judges," the Daily Times quoted Sharif, as saying. Sharif claimed that his nomination papers had been rejected at Musharraf"s behest, adding that it was an indication about rigging in the polls.
About speculations that he was a product of military ruler General Zia-ul-Haq, he said it was not the fault of a politician if he had started his political career during a military rule.
Sharif
said
that
he
had
not
supported
or
voted
for
the
8th
Amendment
introduced
by
General
Zia
in
the
Constitution,
and
added
that
he
reversed
many
amendments
brought
in
by
military
rulers.
ANI
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