Armed forces brought stability by failing inimical forces: COAS
Gen Bajwa said SSG is our pride with myriad contributions towards defence of country
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday the Special Services Group (SSG) is the army s pride and that the armed forces have brought stability by failing all inimical forces operating against the country.
In a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army chief visited the SSG headquarters where he spoke to soldiers.
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He said, “We have brought stability by failing all inimical forces operating against Pakistan. We shall never let it go at any cost."
COAS visited HQ SSG.
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) December 18, 2019
“We have brought stability by failing all inimical forces operating against Pak. We shall never let it go away at any cost. SSG is our pride with myriad contributions towards defence of country through its valiant offrs & sldrs since creation of Pak“, COAS. pic.twitter.com/LWllWM3IOo
Gen Bajwa said, “SSG is our pride with myriad contributions towards defence of country through its valiant officers & soldiers since creation of Pakistan."
His visit comes day after a special court in Islamabad had sentenced former president and top military official Pervez Musharraf to death in high treason case. The verdict that was reserved on December 5 was announced by a three-member bench comprising Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court (PHC) Waqar Seth, Justice Nazar Akbar of Sindh High Court (SHC) and Justice Shahid Karim of Lahore High Court (LHC).
During the hearing, Justice Seth said that ex-president has been found guilty of violating the Article 6 of the Constitution by clamping the state of emergency on November 3, 2007.
According to the High Treason (Punishment) Act, 1973, “any person who abrogates or subverts or suspends or hold in abeyance, or attempts or conspires to abrogate or subvert or suspend or hold in abeyance the Constitution by use of force or show force or by any other unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason.” The sentence for high treason is death or lifetime imprisonment.
The verdict was split 2-1 and a detailed verdict will be issued in 48 hours.
The trial -- which began in 2013 and is one of several involving Musharraf -- centred on his decision to suspend the constitution and impose emergency rule in 2007, according to his lawyer Akhtar Shah.
The move sparked widespread protests against Musharraf, ultimately leading to his resignation in the face of impeachment proceedings.
Musharraf s lawyer said the former general was currently ill and remained in Dubai. He said no decision had been made on whether to appeal.
The court ruling comes more than a week after Musharraf slammed the ongoing treason case against him in a video message showing the former general in a hospital bed appearing ill, while complaining of dizziness and blackouts. "I think this case is baseless, they are not listening to me and they are not listening to my lawyer... it is a big injustice," said Musharraf.
