Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday said that Army Chief General Raheel Sharif’s retirement decision will turn people’s hopes into disappointment and can also affect the country’s war on terror negatively.
Terming the COAS’s decision as premature, Zardari said that the retirement decision at this critical juncture of Pakistan’s history may turn people’s hopes into despair, as internal and external elements are hatching conspiracies against the motherland.
The statement released further added that army’s struggle against terrorism and for stability of the country is unmatched and PPP stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the army and lauds all its soldiers for the sacrifices rendered.
“Nation is united against terrorism and people are hopeful that the war on terror will reach its logical conclusion under the leadership of Gen Raheel Sharif,” said the former president.