Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the question on the army chief's extension is premature, 24NewsHD TV channel reported Sunday.

“We will see when the time comes for the extension of the army chief.  We must keep the army away from politics.  The army is an institution 22 crore people that protect the borders,” he added.

He said the election will be held after a consensus among allied parties. “We will try to form an alliance for the next election and the PML-N will play its part. The government’s term will end by August next year.”

He took a swipe at ex-PM Imran Khan for inflicting serious damage upon the country. “Imran Khan has not Einstein that the nation will follow him.

“China is our best friend. Imran Khan angered China, Saudi Arabia, and UAE.  

However, I am striving to better ties with Pak friends. His government did nothing but NAB-Niazi nexus.

He said “America is a superpower. We are not anti-America.  We must work with the US on an equal footing.”

Prison days were very hard, he recalled adding that he went to jail and went there to close inmates.

Regarding the return of his brother and former prime minister, Shehbaz said Nawaz Sharif will return as soon as he recovers. He added the courts will seal the fate of Nawaz Sharif.

The premier listed his government’s feat, saying that the people were provided with relief in Ramazan and the same will go on.

He stressed the need for continuity of uplift projects and mentioned the Rescue 1122.

A chief minister brought in Rescue-1122, he said adding that this was a good project and this was not shut in his term as Punjab CM, he said adding that Shahbaz Gul accused Salman Shahbaz of corruption but did not prove it.