Gen Iftikhar said there is no truth to ongoing rumors, saying there was nodeal or contact between civil-military leaders. He mentioned that army issupposed to have cordial relations with the state and General Bajwa stillhas pleasant relations with former PM Imran.
Rejecting the claim that the top judge opened court at midnight on anyinput from the military or there was any possibility of martial law, hesaid there will never be another martial law in the country as Pakistanwill move into the future as a democratic state.
DG ISPR also mentioned if anyone has evidence about the army’s role indevelopment that occurred on the eve of voting against the former premier,they must come forward with it. He also added that Pakistan Army has nopower to give NRO, a controversial ordinance, to anyone.
Addressing the presser, DG ISPR also mentioned that India took advantage ofpolitical turmoil in Pakistan as they interfere in the cyber domain andthey were targeting the military. He however mentioned that such factorscould not create rift in society.
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Commenting on the ongoing propaganda against armed forces, he saidintelligence had gathered all the data on the social networking sites andwill act over it.
He also cleared the air on General Bajwa’s absence from the swearing-inceremony of Shehbaz Sharif, saying he was not well and did not come to theoffice on the day.
