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Pak Presidency rejects Army's concerns over Kerry Lugar Bill | It what may give rise to a serious altercation between the Army and the government, the Pakistan Presidency has dismissed the objections raised by the Armed Forces over the Kerry Lugar Bill. Asif Ali Zardari's spokesperson, Farhatullah
Babar, said there are established channels for the Pakistan Army to express its
views. "The appropriate forum to express such views is the Defence Committee of
the Cabinet (DCC) or the Ministry of Defence," Babar said. Despite the wide scale
criticism the bill has received both from the political parties and the military,
the Presidency maintains that American legislation is neither against Pakistan
's national interest nor does is hurt its sovereignty. Following the Corps Commanders
meeting in Rawalpindi , in which the Army's top brass objected to the conditionalities
attached with the bill, speculations were rife that Zardari was thinking of sacking
Chief Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani. However, Babar dismissed such reports
terming them as 'fictional', The News reports. Babar said both Zardari and Prime
Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani do not consider the Kerry-Lugar Bill as being against
Pakistan 's national interests and they had already expressed their opinions on
the bill. |
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