“He (Kayani) strongly dispelled the speculations of any military takeover and said that these are misleading and are being used as a bogey to divert the focus from the real issues,” the military said in
a press release.
Kayani made the statement while answering a question during a visit to forward posts in Mohmand and Kurram Agencies on Thursday. He said that Pakistan Army had and will continue to support the democratic process in the country.
The army chief said that the military was fully aware of its constitutional obligations and responsibilities.
Kayani’s statement comes after Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani had earlier let loose a barrage of accusations and reservations against the country’s all-powerful military establishment.
First at an exhibition, and later on the floor of the National Assembly, Gilani had voiced concerns over ‘conspiracies being hatched against the incumbent government,’ and questioned the credibility of the armed forces over the Osama bin Laden (OBL) debacle.
The premier, in a direct reference, hit out at the military establishment, and said that a “state within [a] state will not be acceptable,” referring to the military’s dominance in the country’s
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