General Kayani says army to support peaceful transition

Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has said that the armed forces will fully support peaceful transfer of power after the  parliamentary elections, scheduled to be held in May.

“We will accept election results wholeheartedly. If the people elect good or bad people, it is not our responsibility. It is our constitutional responsibility to support whoever forms government,” Gen Kayani said in interaction with senior journalists and columnists.

The army chief as saying that he has assured the Chief Election Commissioner of the army’s complete support and assistance.

He was quoted as saying that the armed forces supported the democratic system in line with the spirit of the constitution for five years.

“We support transparent elections and peaceful transfer of power. “People have the right and power to elect their representatives,” the army chief told the journalists at a five-year briefing on Sunday, according to the columnist.

General Kayani also referred to impression in the media that the security agencies ‘are supporting a particular person. Some others said that we want a caretaker set up of technocrats for a long period. We have been hearing all this”.

“But you are witness that there is no such thing. You are the judge of our actions and ground realities,” he said while referring impression in the media.

General Kayani was quoted as saying that independent, transparent and fair election is his dream and he is happy that he is now close to the accomplishment the dream.

“I had tried my best that there should be no interference in elections when I took the charge as the chief of the army staff in 2007”.

He said he wishes the elections should take place in Balochistan and the whole country simultaneously and the people should trust the process.” We had stopped intervention in 2008 and it is our mission today”.

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