ISPR says such statements \u201cundermine honour and morale of institution and its leadership\u201d
\n RAWALPINDI
\nTaking note of the imprudent comments issued by some important senior politicians about the Peshawar Corps commander, the military\u2019s media has termed such statements about Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed as very inappropriate.
\nIn a statement issued on Thursday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) noted that Peshawar Corps is an illustrious formation of the Pakistan Army that has been spearheading the national war against terrorism for over two decades.
\n\u201cOne of the most competent and professional officers is entrusted with the responsibility to lead this prestigious formation. Imprudent comments made by important senior politicians recently about Corps Commander Peshawar are very inappropriate,\u201d said the ISPR.
\nThe military\u2019s media wing noted that such statements \u201cundermine the honour and morale of the institution and its leadership\u201d.
\n\u201cIt is expected that the senior political leadership of the country refrains from passing objectionable remarks against the institution whose brave officers and men are constantly putting their lives on the line to guard the integrity and sovereignty of Pakistan,\u201d concluded the ISPR.
\nShortly after the statement was issued, Director General ISPR Major General Babar Iftikhar said that the armed forces of the country have made \u201crepeated requests\u201d to keep them away from political discourse.
\nSpeaking to a private news channel, the DG ISPR said that for the last few days, the political leadership of the country has been issuing some \u201cvery inappropriate statements\u201d about the armed forces.
\n\u201cWe have repeatedly made requests not to drag the army into political matters,\u201d he said, adding that the armed forces have \u201cnothing to do with politics as per the law and Constitution of the country.\u201d He further said that the Constitution has clarified the procedure of appointing the army chief.
\n\u201cWe, as an institution, have been showing tolerance for a long time,\u201d Maj Gen Babar said, adding that as a country, Pakistan faces numerous challenges. He said the army is playing an important role in the internal security of the country on all fronts; therefore, the focus of the military leadership is on those responsibilities. \u201cWe, therefore, once again request the media and the politicians not to drag the army into political matters,\u201d he added.
\nHe said that talking about the post of the army chief without any reason is tantamount to making it controversial. \u201cIt is neither in the interest of the country nor in the interest of the institution to talk about the position of the army chief without any reason,\u201d he added. TLTP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISPR says such statements \u201cundermine honour and morale of institution and its leadership\u201d RAWALPINDI Taking note of the imprudent comments issued by some important senior politicians about the Peshawar Corps commander, the military\u2019s media has termed such statements about Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed as very inappropriate. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Inter-Services Public […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254948,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[7190,7199,7198,694],"class_list":{"0":"post-260161","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-gen-faiz","9":"tag-imprudent-comments","10":"tag-inappropriate","11":"tag-ispr"},"yoast_head":"\n