The Pakistan Government on Thursday filed a review petition against the Supreme Court’s decision about legislation on the extension of service of Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa.

A three-member apex court Bench headed by then Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa on November 28 granted a six-month extension to Gen Bajwa after being assured by the government that Parliament will pass a legislation on the extension/reappointment of an Army Chief within six months.

The petition argues that the apex court’s verdict did not take into account “important constitutional and legal” points. It says the court has itself “been giving extensions to additional and ad-hoc judges”, making a case for the government to exercise this discretion as well, the channel reported.

In its detailed judgment on December 16, the Chief Justice cautioned the government that “unbridled power or position, like unstructured discretion, is dangerous”.Prime Minister Imran Khan had extended Gen Bajwa’s tenure through a notification in August, but the Supreme Court suspended it on November 26 due to irregularities in the manner of extension.