Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Central Secretary General Senator Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri greeted the nation on the appointment of the new army chief.
This decision of the federal government is welcome that seniority has been taken into consideration, Ghafoor Haideri said.
He expressed hope the decision will help improve the security of the borders and the peace in the country.
All institutions are respectable if they work within their constitutional limits, he added.