Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday rejected Pakistan Muslim League-N’s call to bring in army in aide of civilian security set up, terming it a failure of the latter towards maintaining the law and order.
In an official statement issued here today, the PTI’c Core Committee stated that it will not, under any circumstances accept the PML-N government’s invoking of Article 245 to invite the army in support of the federal government in Islamabad.
“Democratic sitting govts do not resort to Article 245 as it effectively signals an admission of failure to govern and maintain law and order to protect the citizens,” it said, adding, ‘it is also a clear sign that the PML-N government is, in desperation, trying to hide its rigging in May 2013 elections and PTI's expose of the same, by seeking to use Article 245.’
The statement further said that if the PML-N government was seeking to place the PTI's Azadi March in direct confrontation with the army, that was a dangerous tactic. “PTI has always had a culture of peaceful protests and Marches.”
“The army is a national institution not a tool for the PML-N to use against its political opponents,” it said and added that if the government thinks of using Article 245 again for Islamabad on August 14, PTI reserves the right to approach the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
PTI's Core Committee, also pointed out that the PML-N's own Long March took place just before the Swat Operation and they then claimed it was their democratic right. No Article 245 was invoked at the time.
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Pakistan: PML-N admitted failure by calling in army
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday rejected Pakistan Muslim League-N’s call to bring in army in aide of civilian security set up, terming it a failure of the latter towards maintaining the law and order.
In an official statement issued here today, the PTI’c Core Committee stated that it will not, under any circumstances accept the PML-N government’s invoking of Article 245 to invite the army in support of the federal government in Islamabad.
“Democratic sitting govts do not resort to Article 245 as it effectively signals an admission of failure to govern and maintain law and order to protect the citizens,” it said, adding, ‘it is also a clear sign that the PML-N government is, in desperation, trying to hide its rigging in May 2013 elections and PTI's expose of the same, by seeking to use Article 245.’
The statement further said that if the PML-N government was seeking to place the PTI's Azadi March in direct confrontation with the army, that was a dangerous tactic. “PTI has always had a culture of peaceful protests and Marches.”
“The army is a national institution not a tool for the PML-N to use against its political opponents,” it said and added that if the government thinks of using Article 245 again for Islamabad on August 14, PTI reserves the right to approach the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
PTI's Core Committee, also pointed out that the PML-N's own Long March took place just before the Swat Operation and they then claimed it was their democratic right. No Article 245 was invoked at the time.
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