Army "Should Not Be Dragged Into Politics"

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The military leadership has made it clear to the parliamentary leaders that the army should not be dragged into rivalries of political parties, saying that it is "not involved, directly or indirectly, in any political process of the country". If required, the army will stand with the civilian government The parliamentary leaders had called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Inter-Services Intelligence Director General Lt Gen Faiz Hameed to discuss administrative matters of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) and the role of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) among other issues. Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Monday confirmed during an interview with a private news channel that a meeting between the military leadership and parliamentary leaders had taken place last week. The minister said that army chief Gen Qamar had made it clear to the opposition that the army should not be dragged into politics. Gen Qamar clearly told the opposition that the army has nothing to do with the appointment of the NAB chairman or the chief election commissioner. It is purely a political matter — Rashid On former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s fiery speech during the all parties conference on Sunday, Rashid said that Sharif has closed the chapter of his politics by challenging the institutions. His speech will sink Shehbaz Sharif’s boat and cause rifts inside the PML-N. Rashid said that Sharif’s speech targeted state institutions though his own politics started in the nursery of former military ruler Ziaul Haq. The minister said that during the meeting, the army chief said