"Diverse policy will be well represented by unified govt": Pak army chief amid rigging charges
Pakistan general elections by Independents, the country's army chief General Syed Asim Munir on Saturday said the diverse polity and pluralism will be «well-represented by a unified government of all democratic forces» imbibed with national purpose, The Express Tribune reported.
«Pakistan's diverse polity and pluralism will be well-represented by a unified government of all democratic forces imbibed with national purpose. Elections and democracy are means to serve people of Pakistan and not ends in themselves,» the army chief said, as per the military's media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The army chief asserted the need for a stable government, saying it is important to move on from the politics of anarchy and polarisation as it does not suit a progressive country of 250 million people.
«Elections are not a zero-sum competition of winning and losing but an exercise to determine the mandate of the people. Political leadership and their workers should rise above self-interest and synergise efforts in governing and serving the people which is perhaps the only way to make democracy functional and purposeful,» he added.
He noted further that as the people of Pakistan have reposed their combined trust in the Constitution of Pakistan, it is now incumbent upon all political parties to reciprocate the same with political maturity and unity.
«As we move forward from this national milestone we must reflect on where the country stands today and
