ISLAMABAD: *JUI – F Chief Fazalur Rahman gives a frustrating response toMilitary spokesperson statement.*
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has asked themilitary’s chief spokesperson, Major General Asif Ghafoor, not to “involvehimself in politicslink“, hoursafter the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)called out the former to tell which institutions was he referring to in hisspeech to the Azadi March protesters on Friday night.
“When we don’t want a clash with institutions why has the DG ISPR tried topush the institution of the army towards a clash with the people?” theJUI-F chief said while talking to media.
“We don’t know on what basis he has issued the statement,” he said afterattending a multi-party conference of opposition leaders at his residencelate on Friday night.
Rehman said such a statement should have come from a politician instead ofthe military’s spokesman.
Earlier, speaking to media, the DG ISPR said the JUI-F chief should tellwhich institutions was he referring to in his speech to Azadi Marchprotesters in Islamabad. “Maulana Fazl should take up his reservations withthe concerned institutions,” said Maj Gen Ghafoor.
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He added that the army was an “impartial” institution.
Referring to the deployment of the troops during the general elections lastyear, the ISPR DG said that the military fulfilled its “constitutional”responsibility.
Gen Ghafoor said that the Pakistan Army and the nation made immense“sacrifices” for peace and stability in the country and that the oppositionshould not make such statements that go against the “national interest”.
