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Media should not undermine institutions: Kayani
Clean Media Correspondent
Islamabad: Mar 16: (CMC) Arguing that "ruthless criticism" of ISI in Pakistan was far higher than made on RAW, Mosad or the CIA in India, Israel or USA, army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said media should not undermine institutions.
Kayani also said he had taken a "conscious decision" four and half years back to keep the army away from politics and will continue to stick to it.
"If you want to fight with history in this context, it's your choice to do so. However, establishing institutions require a lot of hard work and the media should be careful... that their words do not undermine these (institutions)," Kayani was quoted as saying in a media report while underlining that the Mehran Bank scandal was a 20-year old issue.
Mehran Bank scandal refers to an ongoing case in the Supreme Court here in which ISI is alleged to have paid large sums of money to political parties to keep the Pakistan People's Party out of power way back in early 90s.
Kayani made the comments speaking to senior journalists at a farewell reception for Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman at the Prime Minister House, The Express Tribune reported.
On the issue of alleged involvement of intelligence agencies in missing persons cases, Kayani said that institutions are not made easily adding, however, that they are also not above criticism.
"Gen Kayani added that one should be careful that while criticising one must not undermine national institutions or organisations," it said.
Clean Media Correspondent
Islamabad: Mar 16: (CMC) Arguing that "ruthless criticism" of ISI in Pakistan was far higher than made on RAW, Mosad or the CIA in India, Israel or USA, army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said media should not undermine institutions.
Kayani also said he had taken a "conscious decision" four and half years back to keep the army away from politics and will continue to stick to it.
"If you want to fight with history in this context, it's your choice to do so. However, establishing institutions require a lot of hard work and the media should be careful... that their words do not undermine these (institutions)," Kayani was quoted as saying in a media report while underlining that the Mehran Bank scandal was a 20-year old issue.
Mehran Bank scandal refers to an ongoing case in the Supreme Court here in which ISI is alleged to have paid large sums of money to political parties to keep the Pakistan People's Party out of power way back in early 90s.
Kayani made the comments speaking to senior journalists at a farewell reception for Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman at the Prime Minister House, The Express Tribune reported.
On the issue of alleged involvement of intelligence agencies in missing persons cases, Kayani said that institutions are not made easily adding, however, that they are also not above criticism.
"Gen Kayani added that one should be careful that while criticising one must not undermine national institutions or organisations," it said.
this is a new isi chief..........
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