Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the military establishment was and still is playing a role in political affairs.
“They [the establishment] are saying that they have nothing to do with [political] affairs, this is not true. They are definitely involved. They were and are involved,” said Qureshi, in an interview on Dawn News show ‘Live with Adil Shahzeb’ aired on Tuesday night.
The former foreign minister made the remarks when he was asked about the way forward in the current political crisis and whether the military could play a part despite their avowed stance of staying away from the political affairs of the country.
“This is not true that they have nothing to do with political affairs. With due respect, they played a role [in the past] and are still playing a role in political affairs,” he added.
When asked about the extent of the army’s role in the present political affairs, Qureshi said: “That’s another debate so let’s let that be, but the country is sinking, there is a [political] stalemate and we are on the verge of an economic and constitutional crisis there is a perfect storm in the making, should the institutions shut their eyes?”
