The Armed Forces should be kept away from political discourse in the best interest of the country, ISPR said

A Pakistan Army spokesman has said that the armed forces should be kept away from political dialogue in the best interest of the country.   ...

A Pakistan Army spokesman has said that the armed forces should be kept away from political dialogue in the best interest of the country.

 

A statement issued by the Pakistan Army Public Relations (ISPR) said that in recent days, there has been a concerted and deliberate attempt to involve Pakistan's armed forces and its leadership in the ongoing political dialogue in the country. Have gone

The ISPR said that these efforts appear to be direct, explicit or indirect in relation to the Armed Forces as well as their senior leadership.

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A spokesman for the Pakistan Army said the campaign involved some political leaders, some journalists and analysts who made unverified, defamatory, provocative statements and remarks on various communication platforms, including public forums and social networking sites. Looks like they're extremely harmful.

The statement said that the Armed Forces of Pakistan strongly disapproves of such illegal and immoral acts and expects all to abide by the law and keep the Armed Forces away from political discourse in the best interest of the country. put it.

The ISPR did not say in the statement what incident or incidents it was referring to, but it is noteworthy that in recent days, Punjab Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema has called for the province to be rescued from several months of crisis. The army was asked to intervene, while the armed forces repeatedly denied involvement in the country politics.

Last week, the Punjab governor wrote a letter to Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa asking him to play a role in the current turmoil. Has happened

 

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Last month, senior retired military officials described the audio clips attributed to him, which contained statements against the Pakistan Army and its leadership, as "fake" and "conspiracy against the Pakistan Army".

The remarks by retired military officials came two days after the country military leadership took notice of an ongoing "propaganda campaign" against the military on social media and the military response to the country's political crisis. Had endorsed the position of

The Public Relations Department of the Pakistan Army said in a statement on the occasion of the 79th Formation Commanders Conference that the forum took note of the recent move, discrediting the Pakistan Army by some quarters and creating division between the institution and society. Launched a propaganda campaign to

The ISPR statement said that Pakistan's national security is sacred and the Pakistan Army has always stood by the state institutions for its protection without any compromise.

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After a successful no-confidence motion against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, the military was criticized and intense activity was seen on social media platforms such as Twitter against the armed forces and its leadership.

According to a recent report in the Dawn newspaper, 17 million tweets were sent in Urdu alone with the hashtag 'Imported government disapproved', while more than 69,000 tweets were received from an anti-military hashtag and in recent days such 410,000 tweets were made.

Meanwhile, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had launched a crackdown on those allegedly involved in the online campaign and arrests of those involved in such campaigns were ongoing.

The FIA ​​has also launched an inquiry against Bol anchor person Sami Ibrahim for allegedly broadcasting 'anti-state' videos and statements on various social media platforms regarding the army.