Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif is currently addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi.<\/p>\n
At the outset of the media briefing, Maj-Gen Sharif said the purpose of today\u2019s press conference was to provide \u201cfacts\u201d regarding the events of May 9 \u2014 when protests erupted across the country following the arrest of PTI Chairman Imran Khan.<\/p>\n
\u201cLadies and gentlemen, the incident of May 9 is extremely disappointing, condemnable and a black chapter in the history of our country,\u201d he said. \u201cThe events of May 9 have proven that what enemies couldn\u2019t do in 76 years, a bunch of miscreants and their facilitators did.\u201d<\/p>\n
The DG ISPR went on to say that the incident was \u201cundoubtedly a conspiracy against Pakistan\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe investigation held until now has proven that [the events] of May 9 were being planned for the past several months,\u201d he said. \u201cUnder this planning, first a conducive environment was created and people were instigated and provoked against the army.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen, in this connection, a narrative based on lies and exaggeration was spread on social media inside and outside the country,\u201d Maj-Gen Sharif stated, adding that the authorities had obtained evidence against them.<\/p>\n
The DG ISPR said that there was a huge amount of grief and anger among the heirs of martyrs and veterans over the events of May 9.<\/p>\n
He highlighted that the Pakistan Army was laying martyrs to rest every day while operations against terrorists were underway. \u201cWhile the Pakistan Army is giving these sacrifices, on the other hand, unfortunately, filthy propaganda was done on the basis of a false narrative for nefarious political objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maj-Gen Sharif said the families of the martyrs were hurt and \u201cthey ask all of us today if their loved ones rendered these sacrifices for the nation so that their memorials are disrespected in such a manner\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe heirs of the martyrs are asking of all of us, especially the army chief, whether they would be able to protect the honour of the martyred soldiers from these miscreants.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif is currently addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi. At the outset of the media briefing, Maj-Gen Sharif said the purpose of today\u2019s press conference was to provide \u201cfacts\u201d regarding the events of May 9 \u2014 when protests erupted across the country following the arrest of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":330112,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3713],"class_list":{"0":"post-340141","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-dg-ispr"},"yoast_head":"\n