Press Conference of Ex-Servicemen Group (Lahore Chapter)
By Farid Masood • Jun 4th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look • (3,279 views) • 23 CommentsToday, army ex-servicemen group appeared before media to present their a few points agenda of demands. The told that they have agreement over 8 ~ 10 points. The important points include:
- Impeachment of the President Musharraf and his court-marshal.
- Re-instatement of Judiciary on Nov 2, 2007.
- Kashmir policy must be revised as Musharraf’s policy has made damage to Kashmir Issue.
- Musharraf has no right to right-off any anything through NRO.
They also re-iterated their stance that neither they have any link with any of the political parties of present scene and nor they speak for their own benefit.
Major General (retd) Shafiq was of the view that Musharraf have uprooted the whole Pakistan with his damaging policies and he should be brought to Justice.
This ex-servicemen group of Pakistan army comprises of retired soldiers of Pakistan Army from the level of Generals down to sepoy, from Air Marshals to Airmen and from Naval Chiefs to smallest rank of navy.
Their demand is that President Musharraf must be impeached and should descend from the seat of President of Pakistan.
Yesterday, the National Assembly session remain troubled with slogans of ‘GO Musharraf Go’. Mrs Doultana said ‘the president should come out of his hide (army house) and leave the scene’.
The pressure is building but as General (Retd) Musharraf is a warrior and will not retreat at any cost.
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June 10th, 2008
Naeem Says: June 9th, 2008 Wish you could translate this in english…but i really think Gulzar kayani is utterly useless and talking rubbish! What was he doing for the last ten years if he thinks he is right?
In every organisation, there is ‘work politics’ and i am sure so is the case in the army…it doesn’t mean whatever he says is right and ready to be believed…just another of media hype!!
Absolutely right, wise attitude. Totally agrre with Naeem.
June 10th, 2008
Army in no hurry to oblige Musharraf against Kiyani: (June 10,2008).
ISLAMABAD: The Army would respond, at its own time if so required, to the issue of the Official Secrets Act’s violation as demanded by President Pervez Musharraf.
The president in his encounter with his choice TV anchorpersons last Saturday found some of his ex-servicemen colleagues violating the Official Secrets Act and expected from Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to proceed against the violators.
ISPR Director-General Maj-Gen Athar Abbas when asked if the Army was contemplating action against any of the ex-servicemen as has been desired by the president, he said, “If required, the Army would give its response to the issue raised in the media.”
Meanwhile, a defence ministry source told this correspondent that the Army does not see any urgency to blindly follow what has been suggested by the president. “At some appropriate time, the Army may give its response to the president’s view,” the source said.
Musharraf was extremely perturbed over the recent charge-sheet issued against him on the Kargil issue by his former colleague Lt-Gen (retd) Jamshed Gulzar Kiyani, and had urged the Army chief to take note of the violations of the Official Secrets Act.
Kiyani had blamed Musharraf for the Kargil misadventure and revealed that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was kept in the dark on the issue. Kiyani had also attacked Musharraf on many other fronts, including the Lal Masjid operation.
Interestingly, while Musharraf expects from the Army chief to proceed against Gulzar Kiyani for what he sees as the revelation of official secrets on the issue of Kargil, his book “In the Line of Fire” talked at length not only about the Kargil issue but also disclosed many other secrets, including the handing over of a Pakistani national to the US authorities in return of dollars.
Presidential spokesman Maj-Gen (retd) Rashid Qureshi had said in a private television channel that Jamshed Gulzar was never a Kiyani before, hinting as if he has added this to his name to link himself to the incumbent Army chief. However, the fact remains that Jamshed Gulzar Kiyani has been recognised and written as Kiyani even when he was corps commander Rawalpindi.
June 9th, 2008
Wish you could translate this in english…but i really think Gulzar kayani is utterly useless and talking rubbish! What was he doing for the last ten years if he thinks he is right?
In every organisation, there is ‘work politics’ and i am sure so is the case in the army…it doesn’t mean whatever he says is right and ready to be believed…just another of media hype!!