Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday termed the press conference of Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations Maj-Gen Babar Iftikhar “a breath of fresh air for democracy”.
During the presser, the army’s spokesperson, while talking about the role of the armed forces in the country’s politics, said the military has “nothing to do with politics” and said the institution has decided to remain apolitical in the future as well.
“A better word than neutral is apolitical for describing our role,” Maj Gen Iftikhar added.
“The answer to all of Pakistan’s problems is democracy, democracy and more democracy. If we continue on this path no power on earth can stop Pakistan’s progress,” Bilawal said.
Earlier during a media briefing, Bilawal had called upon ‘state institutions’ to clarify their position on then prime minister Imran Khan’s claim that the National Security Committee had endorsed his allegation that opposition parties were part of the “foreign conspiracy” to topple his government
“Imran Khan used the national security forum for political gains and now he is making the country’s foreign policy controversial,” Bilawal said while referring to the NSC meeting held last month which expressed grave concern over the alleged ‘threatening letter’.
In a tweet, Bilawal Bhutto, reminding Imran Khan that the Supreme Court had waited patiently for him to allow voting on the opposition’s no-trust motion in the National Assembly, said that former ‘selected’ prime minister was now attacking judiciary and other organs of the state after the ouster of his government.
