Pak Army denies taking orders from US
May 12th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANIIslamabad, May 12 (ANI): Reacting to statements made by senior military and civilian US officials, the Pakistan Army has said the military leadership does not take dictates from outside the country.
Commenting on a statement of US General Stanley McCrystal that he did not ask Chief of Pakistan’s Army Chief General Pervez Kayani for details regarding operation in North Waziristan, military sources said it clearly indicated that the military leadership does not take dictates from outside Pakistan.
Pakistan is a sovereign state and its military to military relations with other countries are based on equality and mutual interest, The Nation quoted the source, as saying.
“Therefore, there is no question that someone from US will dictate terms to us,” the sources added. (ANI)
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