Islamabad - US General David Petraeus dismissed fears that the Pakistani military might stage a coup amid brewing political turmoil, media reports said Tuesday. “Whenever we have talked to them, they say they are committed to democratically elected civilian government,” Petraeus was cited as saying by the English-language The News daily.
The chief of the US Central Command, whose area of responsibility extends over Central Asia and the Middle East, made the remarks to a select group of reporters in Islamabad Monday after briefing Pakistani political and military leaders about Washington’s new Afghan strategy.
Patraeus said he did not believe the army had any desire to destabilize the civilian set-up.
The current government, formed in 2008 after nine years of rule by former military strongman Pervez Musharraf, is under fire for alleged corruption and bad governance.
President Asif Ali Zardari, who heads the ruling Pakistan People’s Party, and several of his key allies also face an uncertain future as the Supreme Court is hearing legal challenges to an expired amnesty that cleared them of graft and criminal charges.
The government has announced that it would not defend the controversial law, entitled the National Reconciliation Ordinance.
Some recent media reports have suggested Zardari was in conflict with the army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, and the powerful military spy agency, Inter Services Intelligence.
A state counsel told the court Monday that the government was facing threats of destabilization. “The danger comes from (the US spy agency) CIA and the GHQ (the Pakistan Army’s nerve centre),” Kamal Asfar said.
But when the court requested written evidence to back up the claim, Asfar said he was merely expressing his personal opinion.
Pakistan has experienced prolonged military rule during more than half of its 62-year existence with irregular stints of elected parliaments.
Islamabad - US General David Petraeus, dismissed fears that the Pakistani army could carry out a coup brewing in the political turmoil, media reported Tuesday. When we talked with them, they say they are a democratically elected civilian government is committed, Petraeus was quoted as saying by the English daily The News.
The head of US central government in whose jurisdiction covers Central Asia and the Middle East, the observations in a small group of journalists in Islamabad Monday after briefing the Pakistani leaders and military policies of the new Afghan strategy in Washington.
Patraeus said that he believes that the army had the intention to destabilize civil construction.
The current government was formed in 2008 after 9 years of domination by the former strong military Pervez Musharraf, under fire for alleged corruption and poor governance. President Asif Ali Zardari, who leads the Party of Pakistan People’s Party, and some of the most important allies and facing an uncertain future, as the Supreme Court is seized of the legal challenge to the amnesty expired, will be paid and corruption prosecution. The government has announced that it defends the controversial law, the law governing national reconciliation.
Some recent media reports, Zardari has been proposed in conflict with the army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, and the powerful military spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence.
The prosecutor told the court Monday that the government was in danger of destabilization. The danger comes from (the U.S. spy agency) and the seat of the CIA (Pakistan Army), central nervous system, said Kamal asfar.
But if the court rejects the application of evidence for the claim asfar said he only expressed his personal opinion.
Pakistan has experienced a prolonged military rule for more than half of 62-year history of irregular actions of elected parliaments.
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