The violent protests befell throughout Pakistan following Imran Khan’s arrest on Might 9.
Islamabad:
Amid experiences of disunity among the many ranks of the Pakistan military, Inter-Companies Public Relations Director Basic Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Friday refuted allegations of imposition of martial legislation within the nation, reported Geo Information.
“I wish to say very clearly that Basic Asim Munir and the military’s management wholeheartedly assist democracy and can proceed to take action. The imposition of martial legislation is out of the query,” stated Chaudhry.
This comes after an nearly four-day political turmoil erupted because of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest, by which military’s installations had been additionally focused, reported Geo Information.
“The military chief and the military’s senior management utterly imagine in democracy,” the army’s prime spokesperson stated.
There are experiences coming in from Pakistan that a number of Brigadier, Colonel and Main degree officers of the Pakistan Military have been sacked as a result of they refused to open hearth at PTI protestors and Imran Khan supporters.
In the meantime, in a video, Imran launched a direct assault on Pakistan Military Chief Basic Asim Munir and blamed him for creating chaos within the nation.
“I’m not in opposition to the establishment however at this time the Pakistan Military is getting maligned due to one man – The Pakistan Military Chief,” stated Imran.
He criticised the army whereas his supporters raised the stakes by attacking army targets — torching the residence of the corps commander in Lahore and attacking the doorway to the military’s headquarters in Rawalpindi, reported Geo Information.
In response to the experiences which had been circulating that military officers have resigned as a result of ongoing chaos, the spokesperson snubbed these speculations as effectively.
“Regardless of all-out efforts of inside miscreants and exterior enemies, the military stays united beneath Chief of Military Employees Basic Asim Munir,” Maj Gen Chaudhry stated.
“The desires of making division inside the military will stay desires. Neither anybody has resigned nor disobeyed any order,” the military’s spokesperson added.
Violent protests befell following Khan’s arrest, by which almost a dozen folks had been killed and a number of other injured. The legislation enforcement companies then started a crackdown on PTI, arresting scores of employees and prime leaders.
After the supporters attacked military installations, the ISPR stated that Might 9, 2023 — the day when chaos gripped the nation following Khan’s arrest — would go down in historical past as a “darkish chapter,” reported Geo Information.
The ISPR known as the PTI leaders “hypocrites” for inciting their employees in opposition to the armed forces on the one hand, and praising the army — in a bid to overshadow their criticism — on the opposite.
The unrest within the nation has come to a halt for now because the Islamabad Excessive Courtroom (IHC) has offered blanket reduction to Khan and barred authorities from arresting the PTI chief until Monday morning (Might 15), after which, the federal government stated it might arrest him, “if want be”.
In response to Khan’s contemporary salvo in opposition to the military chief, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated the PTI chairman’s newest assertion in opposition to Gen Munir depicted his “low-cost mentality” in the direction of the armed forces, reported Geo Information.
“His assertion proves that he’s the mastermind of Might 9 occasions,” the premier stated in a press release, criticising Khan’s “baseless” allegations in opposition to a senior military official for planning to have him assassinated.
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