Summary Army has taken a big step and its time that the govt. should reveal the truth: Shah Mehmood
LAHORE (Web Desk, Dunya News) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif has set a big example of indiscriminate accountability which has been admired bythe political leadership who have declared it as a path that should be followed by all political parties, reported Dunya News.
Pakistan People s Party (PPP) has demanded answers from Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif over corruption allegations. Opposition Leader Khurshid Shah said that COAS has started accountability from his institution, other should do the same.
Addressing a ceremony in Lahore, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervez Elahi said that COAS has set a great example of accountability with indiscriminate action.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has also declared it as an appreciatable gesture by Army Chief. Talking to Dunya News, MQM leader Farooq Sattar said that those involved in money laundering should also be held accountable. Meanwhile Farhatullah Babar said that everyone should be held accountable, including politicians and judges.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the army has taken a big step and its time that the government should also reveal the truth.
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Ameer Senator Siraj-ul-Haq said that political parties should conduct their accountability themselves while other leaders including Awami Nation Party (ANP) leader Zahid Khan has welcomed Army Chief’s action of across the board accountability in military.
