RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Major General Babar Iftikhar asked political parties and the public not to drag the Pakistan Army into politics in a press conference Thursday afternoon.
Addressing a press conference today, DG ISPR said that the word ‘conspiracy’ was not mentioned in the meeting and statement of the national security committee. In other words, the NSC did not consider the threat letter a conspiracy against Imran Khan’s government.
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Babar Iftikhar said on Thursday that the word “conspiracy” was not used in the statement issued after a meeting of the National Security Committee last month.
He was answering a question by a journalist after his press conference. The journalist had asked the army leadership’s stance on Imran Khan’s claim of a foreign conspiracy to oust him and whether the NSC had endorsed such a claim.
“As far as military response about the NSC meeting is considered, that stance, in that meeting was fully given, and then a statement was issued … which clearly says what was concluded in that meeting.
“The words used are in front of you … as I said … the words used are clear. Is there any word such as conspiracy used in it? I think not.”
Gen Iftikhar said the minutes of the NSC meeting can be declassified if the government decides.
He is briefing journalists on the recently held formation commanders conference at the General Headquarters.
The director general Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) opened his press conference by saying that he wants to brief reporters on the national security situation and the formation commanders conference held two days ago.
The spokesperson said that Pakistan’s internal and border security situation is stable, and institutions are ready to deal with all sort of situation.
He said that the formation commanders conference has expressed complete confidence in the steps taken by the Pakistan Army in the context of national integrity, especially internal security, and to uphold supremacy of constitution and rule of law and declared it the best step in the right direction.
The armed forces draw their power from the support of people and without that the idea of national security is meaningless, so any intentional or unintentional attempt to create a division between the forces and society is in against the national security, he said.
Earlier, the Pakistan Army repeatedly said that it has nothing to do with the politics. On April 3, when National Assembly Deputy Speaker Suri disallowed the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan and the Supreme Court of Pakistan took suo moto notice of his move, Babar was asked by a group of reporters if the military had anything to do with the development.
More details will be added as press conference is still going on
