Armed Forces Being Dragged Into Political Discourse
These attempts are manifest through direct, insinuated, or nuanced references to the Armed Forces as well as their senior leadership.
Recently there have been intensified and deliberate attempts to drag Pakistan Armed Forces and their leadership into ongoing political discourse in the country.
These attempts are manifest through direct, insinuated, or nuanced references to the Armed Forces as well as their senior leadership, made by some political leaders, a few journalists, and analysts on public forums and various communication platforms including social media.
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This practice of unsubstantiated, defamatory, and provocative statements /remarks is extremely manifest through direct, insinuated, or nuanced references to the Armed Forces as well as their senior leadership, made by some political leaders, few journalists, and analysts on public forums and various communication platforms including social media.
This practice of unsubstantiated, defamatory, and provocative statements /remarks is extremely damaging. Pakistan Armed Forces take strong exception to such unlawful and unethical practices and expect all to abide by the law and keep the Armed Forces out of political discourse in the best interest of the country.
