A petition filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday challenged the “political” nature of a recent speech made by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani.
The petition, filed in the IHC by Colonel (r) Inam Rahim, argued that General Kayani had exceeded his professional authority by issuing a political statement.
The petitioner argued that it was not the job of the military chief to issue political statements, adding that Kayani had already acted in violation of the Army Act by taking an extension on his term as military chief.
Gen Kayani’s recent statement created ripples in the political, legal and civil society circles and several observers believe that his statement carried veiled challenges to the superior judiciary as well as to the media. In his address to a group of officers at the GHQ on November 5, General Kayani had stated that any efforts to create a divide between the people and the armed forces undermined the country’s greater national interest.
He had said, “All systems in Pakistan appear to be in a haste to achieve something, which can have both positive and negative implications. Let us take a pause and examine the two fundamental questions. One, are we promoting the rule of law and the Constitution? Two, are we strengthening or weakening the institutions? In the ultimate analysis, all of us would have served Pakistan better if history and our future generations judge us positively.”
I am not too sure that it was a political statement. It was defining the facts. It is interesting and may require looking in to. I started writing comments on PT in September 2011. I was driven by a very unfair comment about Gen Kayani Chief of Army Staff by an Indian reader of PT. I have since written with different names. Writing comments helps me ventilate my true feelings.
http://www.pakistantoday.mbt.pk/2012/11/13/news/n…
kiayani the coward is a disgrace to the noble prefossion of armed services. He should be tried for treason and after finding him guilty, he should be hung.
kiayani is given an extension and the ppp govt completes its five year rule of terror. Coincidence? Hmmmmmm
Facts are facts not politics.Land is sacred than moralities of democracy!
This man represent a banned outfit in courts. Inam Ur Raheem should be arrested for providing safe sanctury to terrorists,
Facts are facts not politics.Land is sacred than moralities of democracy!
Gen kayani is right, it is the likes of this Col Inam who should be tried, the likes of him are the Reason for the drones.
Gen kayani is right, it is the likes of this Col Inam who should be tried, the likes of him are the Reason for the drones.
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