Director General (DG) of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar on Wednesday denied that his remarks a day earlier that there was no foreign conspiracy against the previous government were of political nature as he The objection of PTI leaders was answered. Rejection of party president Imran Khan Claim,
In an interview with Kamran Shahid, anchor in Dunya News Show front On Tuesday, DG ISPR not for the first time, denied Conspiracy claims made by Imran, who insists that he was ousted from top office through US-backed maneuvers with the help of local players.
Regarding the First National Security Committee (NSC) meeting On the diplomatic cable at the center of the conspiracy charge leveled during Imran’s tenure, the DG ISPR said it was attended by the top military leadership and the participants were “clearly and in detail told by the agencies that in any way No conspiracy or any evidence of it”.
His comments today provoked a reaction from PTI leaders Asad Umar and Shireen Mazari, who said the remarks were meant to escalate into political matters and were more of an “opinion” than a fact.
Presented to DG ISPR a few hours after the press conference we news Program Breaking Point with Malik to answer. “I did not make any political statement. It was a clarification from the army chiefs of Pakistan,” he said.
DG ISPR said that former Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid had claimed in a show last week that none of the service chiefs at the NSC meeting on March 31 had said that there was no conspiracy.
“He (Rashid) was kind of [trying] To indicate that he was speaking as their representative,” the military spokesman said. “So I went to the same program and found it necessary to clarify on behalf of the service chiefs, because I am their spokesman. There is nothing political in it.”
He reiterated that his explanation about the NSC meeting was a “clarification” and not political at all.
The DG ISPR rejected the notion that his remarks about the meeting and its conclusion were “opinionated”. “On behalf of the service chiefs, I can tell you [that] This [briefing in the NSC meeting and its conclusion] There was no opinion. It was based on intelligence inputs and this input was given keeping in view the facts.”
This is why, he explained, that the subsequent press release about the first meeting of the NSC did not mention any element of conspiracy despite PTI being in power at that time. “It can’t be called an opinion, it was a proper acronym.”
“I don’t think I’ll talk about it [whole matter] again,” he said.
The DG ISPR said that he has no objection about the formation of a judicial commission on the conspiracy claim, and the military and intelligence institutions will extend full support to the government to take a decision to take the matter to its logical conclusion.
PTI leaders question the need for DG ISPR to address ‘political matters’
Earlier in the day, PTI General Secretary Asad Umar held a press conference in Islamabad to address his remarks by the military spokesman a day earlier.
Umar said it was “beyond his comprehension” why there was a need to address the issue again from the forum of DG ISPR.
“DG ISPR rightly says that army should be kept away from politics and he appeals to political parties not to involve army in politics, which is correct.
“Now whether this imported government has come through interference or conspiracy, let the political parties talk to each other about it. But now that they have spoken it is necessary to react.”
The PTI leader said that he was part of that first NSC meeting and while the diplomatic letter was being read, a military representative had asked to look at the facts and opinions separately. Elaborating on those “facts”, Omar said it was written that Pakistan had been given a “clear threat” that the country would face “isolation and difficulties” if the no-confidence motion against Imran failed. .
“What I am saying was mentioned not once, but twice in the press release after the NSC meetings [and] The words ‘obvious foreign interference’ are used and it was said that ‘this is not acceptable at all'”.
“It is a fact on which there is no doubt,” he said.
Omar said the NSC meeting did not answer whether “foreign interference” was part of a conspiracy, adding that the DG ISPR was correct that some military officers did not see evidence of conspiracy. However, he said several civilian leaders at the NSC meeting were of the opinion that a conspiracy existed.
Referring to the efforts made by PTI in pushing forward the formation of a judicial commission for the ‘cablegate’ case, Omar requested the Supreme Court to oblige and said that Imran has asked Pakistan Chief Justice Omar Ata Bandiyal to re-appoint him. Decided to ask to write. Monitoring of cases.
“I repeat that let politicians deal with political matters. If DG ISPR doesn’t consider it necessary to explain political matters again and again, I think it will be better for the army and the country.”
PTI leader Shireen Mazari also disagreed with DG ISPR’s version of events, saying contrary to her claim, no detailed intelligence report was presented at the NSC meeting.
Omar said he had a “great love for the military” as well as long-standing family ties with the institution, but added that this does not mean that the military’s opinion on the civilian leadership’s constitutional responsibilities should be “the last word”. may be considered.
PTI is doing a real conspiracy: Information Minister claims
Shortly after, Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb hit back at the PTI leaders in his press conference. He said that Umar and Mazari’s remarks were made on Imran’s instructions and were intended to divert attention from the current issues of PTI and scandals like foreign funding case.
He criticized PTI for supporting the press release of the first NSC meeting, especially when there were differences with its contents and questioned why he did not present his evidence of conspiracy.
“The state and the government cannot change their official stand because of your false narrative,” he said.
Aurangzeb said that the DG ISPR had yesterday made a “clear statement” regarding the conspiracy claim.
“DG ISPR represents all armed forces. It is not their opinion, but [military’s] official stance. The rejection of the state’s official stand – what you are doing – is the real conspiracy.”
He said the institutions have taken a “neutral stance” which was their constitutional position and PTI did not like it. The Information Minister accused PTI of attacking institutions whenever its scams come to light.
“What lesson are you giving to neutral institutions? You are trying to drag them into your politics. Are you saying that the premium intelligence agencies of Pakistan did not know that conspiracy was being hatched against the country?”