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President denounces Imran’s COAS statement.

On Monday, President Dr. Arif Alvi distanced himself from comments made by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf head and former prime minister Imran Khan about the army chief, saying that Khan should “clarify the words himself.”

The President of Pakistan told reporters at Peshawar‘s Governor House that “not willing to provoke any misunderstandings “asking Imran to clarify his earlier comments.During a rally at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium on a recent Sunday, the ex-prime minister made a number of allegations. A military coup were to occur, Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardari sought to select a candidate of their choosing as chief of staff “strong commander-in-chief of a patriotic army “, they would be questioned about their booty.

President Alvi went on the record to elaborate on his position, saying, “the entire military is patriotic including the army chiet whose allegiance is beyond doubt.” Simultaneously, he stated, “the one who makes the statements should be the one to justify himself.” After clarifying that he wasn’t trying to establish a central government, he said, “I wish to bring everyone to the same table.” “A lot of my meetings with the prime minister are informal. Since we are unable to interact with one another, there is no physical separation between us “Moreover, he said.

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