Islamabad: Veteran politician and head of ‘king-making’ party in Punjab, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Chairman Chaudhry Shujat Hussain warned that politicians should stop interfering in internal affairs of Armed Forces.

His comments came after ousted prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan demanded that decision to appoint next Army Chief should be deferred until after general elections.

In a statement, he said that politicians should not meddle in affairs of country’s near-million-strong military. He added in his veiled swipe at Imran that military should be dragged into political squabbles, warning that doing so carried risk of harming national interests. “Television productions are being produced where characters carry names of ‘Army commandos’,” he said suggestively.

“We should not criticise Armed Forces or other state institutions,” he said. He further urged all politicians to commit to stopping this practice.

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 16 2022

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