President Zardari and Gen. Kayani agree to hold country’s interest supreme

President Zardari and Gen. Kayani agree to hold country’s interest supreme

President Asif Ali Zardari and Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani agreed that the country’s interests were supreme, in a teleconference on Satuday.

Kayani had called Zardari to inquire about his health, while he recovers at his residence in Dubai.

Earlier on Friday, Gilani and the army chief had held a one-on-one three hour long meeting.

Little was known about what was discussed, except an official statement issued.

The official statement issued by the media office of the prime minister termed murmurs of a civilian-military stand-off as mere ‘rumours’.

“Taking serious note of the rumors regarding a confrontation over the Memo issue, Gilani strongly rejected the notion,” the statement said.

According to insiders he had castigated the armed forces for approaching the Supreme Court directly with its replies in the memo case instead of coming through the ministry of defence.

“They (army and Inter-Services Intelligence) should have adopted the proper channel in filing their replies,” sources quoted PM as saying during the meeting.

But the statement following the Kayani-Gilani meeting had the contrary to say.

“The prime minister and the army chief also agreed that replies forwarded by the COAS and DG ISI were in response to the notice of the Honourable Court, through proper channel and in accordance with the rules of business and should not be misconstrued as
a standoff between the Army and the government,” read the brief statement issued after the meeting.

Earlier on Wednesday, Zardari was discharged from hospital and moved to his residence in Dubai. His physician had confirmed that all medical investigations carried out were within the normal range.

The 56-year-old, Zardari had left Pakistan for treatment after falling ill on December 6, 2011.

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