Pakistan’s military has unanimously rejected the allegations leveled against Pakistani security institutions by the United States.
The six-hour long emergency Corps Commanders meeting chaired by
Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani concluded in
Rawalpindi on Sunday. According to private TV channel, no formal
declaration of the meeting was issued.
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff committee (CJCSC) General Khalid
Shamim Wynne expressed concerns over the recent statements made by the
US officials and said that Pak-US relations need to be improved.
Sources said the military top brass decided that every decision
would be taken in Pakistan’s interest and that attacks from Afghanistan
on the Pak-Afghan border will not be tolerated in the future.
An emergency meeting of Corps Commanders was called by General
Kayani in the wake of the prevailing security situation and tension in
relations with the United States.
An Inter-Services-Public-Relations (ISPR) statement said the meeting
was being chaired by Kayani. Issues regarding national security are on
top of the agenda.
All corps commanders and principle staff officers attended the meeting.
According to sources, recent allegations leveled by US military
chief Mike Mullen that Pakistan has links with the Haqqani network were
also discussed in the meeting.
The meeting, which lasted for several hours, zoomed in on security
affairs vowing a befitting retaliation to any cross-border incursion.
The military top brass also agreed upon letting the political
leadership of the country in on the decisions taken for which General
Kayani will very soon hold meetings the President Asif Ali Zardari and
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Corps Commanders gave all the national security issues a 360-degree reckoning.
“The prevailing security situation was discussed,” military spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas said without giving details. SANA
