{"id":30234,"date":"2025-12-05T12:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=30234"},"modified":"2025-12-05T12:04:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:04:01","slug":"dg-ispr-lashes-out-at-imrans-anti-army-narrative-dubs-it-national-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=30234","title":{"rendered":"DG ISPR lashes out at Imran’s ‘anti-army’ narrative, dubs it ‘national threat’"},"content":{"rendered":"
DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry assailed incarcerated former premier\u00a0Imran Khan, on Friday, calling him a “threat to national security” and warning that no one will be allowed to incite the public against the armed forces.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said that Khan\u2019s \u201canti-army\u201d rhetoric has crossed the limits of politics and now poses a direct threat to the nation\u2019s security.<\/p>\n

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Addressing\u00a0a press conference in Rawalpindi, the DG ISPR described a \u201ccreeping national security threat\u201d that the military has deemed\u00a0necessary to confront.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho are you? What message do you want to give? Who do you think you are?” quipped DG ISPR addressing Imran.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He described Imran as a \u201csick-minded person\u201d and maintained\u00a0\u201cThey [PTI] have a comical obsession with the Pakistan\u00a0Army. They don\u2019t talk about real issues, and that is their entire politics.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot allow them to establish the business of fake news and lies in the country,” insisted Gen Chaudhry, adding that\u00a0a dangerous narrative is being propagated. \u201cThis narrative that the military is the state is false. The military is not the state; the government is supreme.\u201d<\/p>\n

DG ISPR\u00a0highlighted the strategic role of Pakistan\u2019s armed forces in protecting the country from external and internal threats, stressing that attacking the military undermines national security. He said, \u201cIt is the armed forces that are standing between the Hindutva mindset in India and their hegemonic design, and the people of Pakistan. It is these armed forces that are standing between the khawarij, terrorists, Fitna al-Khawarij, Fiitna al-Hindustan operating from Afghanistan and the people.\u201d<\/p>\n

The state uses Fitna al-Khawarij\u201d as a\u00a0term\u00a0for terrorists affiliated with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), while \u201cFitna al-Hindustan\u201d refers to Indian-backed extremist proxies.<\/p>\n

He further added, \u201cEvery country has an army. It is a famous saying that there will always be an army in a country, but if it is not yours, it will be your enemy\u2019s. So, the one who attacks their own army and its leadership, is he trying to create space for someone else\u2019s army? What is his design? Why is he trying to do that?\u201d<\/p>\n

Continuing his criticism of PTI founder Imran Khan, DG ISPR\u00a0said that whenever people meet him, he sets aside the law, Constitution, and rules to push a narrative against Pakistan, particularly targeting the armed forces and its leadership.<\/p>\n

The DG ISPR stressed that it is for the government, not the military, to decide whether to restrict meetings at Adiala Jail or take action regarding Imran Khan\u2019s social media accounts. He insisted that \u201cthey cannot create differences between the Army and the people of Pakistan.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder which law, rules, or constitutional provision can this be allowed? Which politics in Pakistan permits meeting a convict while using it to build a continuous narrative against the country\u2019s armed forces? Which constitutional provision allows this?\u201d Lt Gen Chaudhry asked, referring to PTI\u2019s demand to meet Imran Khan at Adiala Jail, where he has been imprisoned since 2023.<\/p>\n

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Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry further stated it was crucial for the military\u2019s media wing to address misinformation, clarify doubts, and explain the armed forces\u2019 role clearly. \u201cWe need to understand how this narrative is spreading, and unfortunately, how it is being amplified in deep collusion with external actors,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He emphasized that the Pakistan Army does not represent any ethnicity, language, religion, sect, political ideology, or elite class. \u201cWe come from all areas, all religions, all sects, all political views, but we put all that aside once we wear this uniform. We serve and sacrifice daily for the people of Pakistan and the integrity of the country. This is your armed forces, and we are clear about our character and our duty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Addressing the regulation of social media and dissent, DG ISPR\u00a0said, \u201cYou talk about Article 17 of the Constitution and freedom of expression. It clearly says that freedom of expression and political activity are permitted, subject to reasonable restrictions. Under reasonable restrictions, nothing can be allowed that goes against the security and integrity of the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cArticle 19 says freedom of expression is allowed, and it absolutely is, but such freedom cannot be used to undermine the security, integrity, and defence of Pakistan. Is it written [in the Constitution] or not? So, under which law, constitution, or rules can it be allowed that when you meet a convict, he spins a narrative against the army and its leadership?\u201d<\/p>\n

He further responded to a journalist\u2019s question on the May 9 cases, saying that the matters are being handled in civil courts and the military has no role in commenting. \u201cIf you want answers, you can address your questions to Azam Nadeem Tarar or the relevant authority,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry assailed incarcerated former premier\u00a0Imran Khan, on Friday, calling him a “threat to national security” and warning that no one will be allowed to incite the public against the armed forces.\u00a0 He said that Khan\u2019s \u201canti-army\u201d rhetoric has crossed the limits of politics and now poses a direct threat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}