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Army has ‘nothing to do with politics,’ says DG ISPR

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  • DG ISPR says the army has no connection to politics and will not comment on it.
  • The statement came in response to questions on PTI's long march and its founder.
  • He affirmed that politics is the domain of political parties and politicians.

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During a press conference in Rawalpindi, the Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, explicitly distanced the military from political affairs. Responding to questions about the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its founder, he asserted that politics is the responsibility of political parties and that the army would not comment on such issues.

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Director-General ISPR Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry stated the army has "nothing to do with politics" during a press conference, refusing to comment on political matters including PTI's planned long march.

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فوج کا سیاست سے کچھ لینا دینا نہیں ہے، ڈی جی آئی ایس پی آر

پاکستان تحریک انصاف (پی ٹی آئی) لانگ مارچ اور بانی پی ٹی آئی سے متعلق سوال پر ڈائریکٹر جنرل (ڈی جی) انٹر سروسز پبلک ریلیشنز (آئی ایس پی آر) لیفٹیننٹ جنرل احمد شریف چوہدری نے کہا کہ فوج کا سیاست سے کچھ لینا دینا نہیں ہے۔

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