Pakistan has defended the appointment of former army chief General Raheel Sharif as head of a Saudi Arabia-led 39-nation Islamic military coalition, saying it was an administrative decision and not linked to the conflict in Yemen.<br/><br/>Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said government took the decision to let Raheel proceed to take the command after a lot of consultations. The minister said, the coalition was against terrorism and not against any country. According to Saudi Arabia, the alliance is formed to fight ISIS and other militant outfits.