Pakistan Army vows to try 'spoilers' involved in recent attacks on military installations

The Pakistan Armys top brass has vowed to bring to justice the spoilers involved in the recent attacks on military installations including the storming of its General Headquarters in Rawalpindi through trials including stringent the Pakistan Army Act and the Official Secret ActFormer prime minister Imran Khans arrest by the Rangers at the Islamabad High Court premises last Tuesday triggered unrest in Pakistan that continued till Friday and led to several deaths and dozens of military and state installations being destroyed by the protestersFor the first time in the countrys history Khans supporters stormed the Army headquarters in Rawalpindi and torched the historic Corps Commanders House in Lahore in retaliation to his dramatic arrestThe Pakistan Armys move to include the tough Army Act and the Official Secrets Act is a serious provision in which Khan and his Pakistan TehreekeInsaf PTI supporters could be slapped with charges that can lead to either a death sentence or life imprisonmentA Special Corps Commanders Conference chaired by Army chief General Asim Munir at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi also resolved that restraint will no longer be exercised against perpetrators who attack military installations according to a statement issued by the InterServices Public Relations ISPR the media wing of the Pakistan Army on MondayThe participants of the Special Corps Commanders Conference condemned the politically motivated and instigated incidents against military installations and public and private properties the statement saidBased on the irrefutable evidence collected so far Armed Forces are well aware of the planners instigators abettors and perpetrators of these attacks and attempts to create distortions in this regard are absolutely futile the statement said The forum expressed the firm resolve that those involved in these heinous crimes against the military installations and personalequipment will be brought to justice through trials under relevant laws of Pakistan including Pakistan Army Act and Official Secret Act it addedThe meeting decided that restraint will no longer be exercised against perpetrators spoilers and violators who attack military installations and setups under any circumstancesThe meeting emphasised the need for national consensus amongst all stakeholders to address ongoing political instability as a priority to restore public confidence reinvigorate economic activity and strengthen the democratic processAlso readCourt reserves verdict on Imran Khans bail plea in cases registered in PunjabThe military commanders also resolved to support all such efforts to reach this muchneeded consensus Meanwhile in response to the Pakistan Armys statement PTI tweeted that as a responsible amp the largest political institution in the federation of Pakistan PTI has an unwavering commitment to the constitution amp democracyThe opposition party said it believes that the Constitution is a beacon of light for all of us at the individual as well as collective levels and solutions to the most intricate problems lie within the ambit of Constitution and bounds of laws it saidPeaceful protest after Chairman PTIs illegal abduction through paramilitary troops of Rangers from within the premises of Islamabad High Court on May 9 was a natural amp foreseeable reaction guaranteed by the constitution as a basic right to peaceful protest to the public a statement issued by the Central Media Department of Khans party saidThe statement also claimed that a plethora of irrefutable evidence is available to establish that armed miscreants had been entered into the peaceful gatherings who had indulged into arson and firing live bullets on the peaceful protestors leaving dozens killed and hundreds injuredThe statement also underlined that it is critical that the right to decisionmaking should be routed back to the people of Pakistan through instantly held free fair amp credible elections so that the future of the nation is anchored upon harmony instead of lasting confrontationThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever