Calling his past statements on the Pakistan Army a mistake, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif in a statement said that a strong and respected army is a national asset.
“In the last couple of weeks some misunderstanding cropped up based on my speeches delivered many years ago which were made in a different context and in a different environment,” Asif said in a statement issued on Friday.
“It was neither my intention and nor my objective to undermine an institution, which I hold in high esteem, at a time when the armed forces are fighting on many fronts,” the defence minister insisted.
“As a Pakistani I am proud of the valour and sacrifices of the men in uniform for the defence of the nation. It was not my objective to undermine it,” he said.
The defence minister admitted that his statements presented by the media created a misplaced perception about himself which he said was far from reality.
Pakistan Army corps commanders in their meeting last week at GHQ expressed anger over statements of certain ministers and told General Raheel Sharif that their sentiments may be conveyed to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Khawaja Asif desh desh :v
Shame on you Khawaja Asif. Every word of your 'explanation' is utterly funny and useless.
It looks like Asif got a visit from the "friendly agency".
A true-blood hypocrite. scared of losing his job. On tv we also saw his latest harangue besides the old one. (DIS) LOYALTY AND LIES THY NAME IS KWAJA ASIF!!
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