Pakistan’s army chief warned on Monday, in a veiled challenge to the Supreme Court, that any efforts to undermine the military and ‘draw a wedge’ between it and its citizens would not be tolerated.
Chief Supreme Court Judge Iftikhar Chaudhry ruled last month that the military must stop interfering in politics, a rare challenge to Pakistan’s powerful generals.
The ruling has stoked tensions between the court and the military, which has ruled Pakistan for more than half of its 65-year history through coups or from behind the scenes.
“Any effort which wittingly or unwittingly draws a wedge between the people and Armed Forces of Pakistan undermines the larger national interest,” said General Ashfaq Kayani, in a rare public statement that did not specifically mention the court or its judges.
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