Rawalpindi, Nov. 22 (TNS): Amid Islamabad under siege, the military spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said the army would act upon whatever decision the government makes on the ongoing sit-in in federal capital.
In a statement issued by the army media wing, DG ISPR, however, said it is better to diffuse the situation through mutual understanding, adding that whatever decision the government makes in this regard would be acted upon.
The DG ISPR said it is the duty of the army for whatever task the government calls it.
“For the security of Pakistan, the civilian and military leadership are on the same page,” he said.
Earlier on Wednesday, at least four security personnel were injured when the protesters staging the sit-in resorted to pelting stones at security forces deployed in the area. SP Saddar Amir Niazi was also among the four injured Frontier Corps (FC) and police personnel.
Police and FC personnel deployed in the area have been put on alert and extra reinforcements, including armoured personnel carriers, have been summoned to the area and deployed at IJP road.
Routine life remained greatly disrupted as protesters, belonging to a religious group, continued their sit-in for the 18th consecutive day on Thursday, blocking Faizabad Interchange despite a notice by the Supreme Court.
