Tribune Take: Difficult for civilian govt to seek a military official's resignation
Tensions run high between the civilian and military leadership as the Memogate scandal engulfs others.
In today’s episode of the Tribune Take we take a look at Mansoor Ijaz’s latest allegations, this time against Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt General Ahmed Shuja Pasha.
Zia Khan, reporter The Express Tribune Islamabad, says tensions are running high between the civilian and military leadership. In a National Assembly session on Thursday a female parliamentarian demanded that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt General Ahmed Shuja Pasha should resign and face an inquiry based on the allegations that he had met some Arab leaders early this year to discuss a military coup in Pakistan.
Khan says that it is difficult for the civilian government to seek a military official's resignation, let alone asking the head of the ISI to resign and volunteer for an investigation.
Khan also says Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz's latest petition - asking the Supreme Court (SC) to summon Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) Wajid Shamsul Hasan - is just an attempt to get political mileage out of the scandal.
Read Zia Khan’s articles here.
The Tribune Take daily news web show will appear on the tribune.com.pk home page.
The Take will feature in-depth interviews and analysis with editors and reporters who are covering the major stories, exploring front page events and major ledes. The news analysis covers the way The Express Tribune examines a story, how we cover it and why.
Zia Khan, reporter The Express Tribune Islamabad, says tensions are running high between the civilian and military leadership. In a National Assembly session on Thursday a female parliamentarian demanded that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt General Ahmed Shuja Pasha should resign and face an inquiry based on the allegations that he had met some Arab leaders early this year to discuss a military coup in Pakistan.
Khan says that it is difficult for the civilian government to seek a military official's resignation, let alone asking the head of the ISI to resign and volunteer for an investigation.
Khan also says Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz's latest petition - asking the Supreme Court (SC) to summon Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) Wajid Shamsul Hasan - is just an attempt to get political mileage out of the scandal.
Read Zia Khan’s articles here.
The Tribune Take daily news web show will appear on the tribune.com.pk home page.
The Take will feature in-depth interviews and analysis with editors and reporters who are covering the major stories, exploring front page events and major ledes. The news analysis covers the way The Express Tribune examines a story, how we cover it and why.