- Pakistan Army reiterates faith in democracy.
- He says that the army is united under the leadership of General Munir.
- The army clarified that no officer disobeyed the order.
The army on Friday denied reports of martial law being imposed in the country following the nearly four-day political crisis triggered by the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, which saw army installations was also targeted.
I want to say clearly that General Asim Munir and the army leadership wholeheartedly support democracy and will continue to do so. Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that the implementation of martial law is out of the question. Geo News Shahzeb Khanzada.
A top army spokesperson said that the army chief and the top leadership of the army have full faith in democracy.
In response to reports circulating that army officers had resigned due to the ongoing chaos, the spokesman also dismissed these speculations.
“Despite all efforts of internal miscreants and external enemies, the army is united under the leadership of Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir,” said Major General Chaudhry.
Dreams of creating divisions within the army will remain dreams. The army spokesperson added that no one has resigned or disobeyed any orders.
The statement came as Khan criticized the army and his supporters raised the stakes by attacking military targets – torching the corps commander’s residence in Lahore and the army headquarters in Rawalpindi. attacked the entrance.
Khan’s arrest was followed by violent protests, in which around a dozen people were killed and scores injured. Law enforcement agencies then launched a crackdown against the PTI, arresting several activists and top leaders.
After supporters attacked military installations, the ISPR said May 9, 2023 – the day chaos erupted in the country after Khan’s arrest – would go down in history as a “dark chapter”.
The ISPR on the one hand called PTI leaders “hypocrites” for inciting its workers against the armed forces, and on the other hand praised the army for hiding its criticism.
The unrest in the country has now come to a halt as the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has granted blanket relief to Khan and restrained the authorities from arresting the PTI chief until Monday (May 15) morning, after which , the government said to arrest him, “if necessary”.
Responding to Khan’s latest tirade against the army chief, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the PTI chairman’s latest statement against General Munir reflected his “lax mentality” towards the armed forces.
“His statement proves that he is the mastermind of the events of May 9,” the prime minister said in a statement, criticizing Khan’s “baseless” allegations against a senior military official for killing him. was planned.