ISPR warns against dragging Armed Forces into political debate

RAWALPINDI, May 8: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday warned all to stop dragging the Pakistan Armed Forces and their leadership into the politics. The media wing of Pakistan Army in a statement issued on Sunday said, “Recently there have been intensified and deliberate attempts to drag Pakistan Armed Forces and their leadership in ongoing political discourse in the country.” The ISPR said that the armed forces should be kept out of political discourse in the best interest of the country. “These attempts are manifest through direct, insinuated or nuanced references to the Armed Forces as well as their senior leadership, made by some political leaders, few journalists and analysts on public forums and various communication platforms including social media,” it added. It added that this practice of unsubstantiated, defamatory and provocative statements and remarks is extremely damaging. “Pakistan Armed Forces take strong exception to such unlawful and unethical practice and expect all to abide by the law and keep the Armed Forces out of political discourse in the best interest of the country,” the ISPR statement concludes.-NNI