The defence minister said that the government and military have complete consensus and agreement on foreign policy and he does not "see any possibility of a military intervention".
In an interview with Bloomberg News, an American business news service, Asif said that the government's relations with the military were "cordial and fine".
"We still have four years to go," Asif said, adding "we have an agenda to complete".
The KSE 100 Index (KSE100) up 12 per cent this year, rose 0.8 per cent on Tuesday after its biggest retreat in five years a day earlier, the minsiter said.
Further, Oil & Gas Development Co, the biggest company by value, rose the most in three weeks after its steepest drop in three years yesterday.
Last night, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in his address to the nation requested the Supreme Court chief justice to form a three-member commission to probe Imran’s rigging allegations. However, the PTI chief rejecting the PM’s offer said that the commission would only be accepted after the PM resigns.
Further, Shaikh Mutahir Ahmed, chairman of the international relations department at the University of Karachi, told Bloomberg News by phone, "Imran Khan is getting desperate" adding that "he wants to create a fuss and get a chance to rule, but this won't be possible".
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The Govt and the Army are on the same page. No fake Revolution coming. Only a drama will be staged.
The Army is not relative to any Ministers, when there is a Coup the decision are made on the law and order situation of the country and does not tell the Law Ministers that a Marshal Law is going to be imposed. In present scenario the Army has already sidelined this outdated Baba Khawaja Asif due to his bad mouth against the Army previously.
@Ranjha: And he also revealed how IK had illegally diverted Shaukat Khanum money to buy land in Dubai.
It was find through shell companies by the same person who sits on the board of Shaukat Khanum.
There is no law against people who dream especially the ones who are in office, Al Maliki took the same path and before he lands with the medics. Mr Khawja should learn the basics of a democrcy that those who are able to bring some one in power have equaly the right to dethrone him and by going to the strret demonstration.
Rex Minor
@Iram: Worth to read the following:
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-9-266839-Theres-something-about-Qadri
Khwaja Despotocrat is an ex BCCI employee and Agha Hassan Abdi, the fraudster owner's right hand man. The bank was wound up for helping global money laundering by the US regulators. It is still fondly known in global financial circkes as "Bank of Crooks and Criminals International (BCCI)." Dar bari, the munshi, knows the story.
Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. PMLN neither
If Imran kept on following fake revolutionary thugs, what other choice we would have after four years other than to elect Mian Sahib again.
Army will take permission first from defense minister then impose marshal law.
khwaja Asif’s statement is reasonable because political people resolve these issues through political interventions. People of Pakistan do not want army rule as a survey depicted. Army a respectful institution will not go against public openion.
@Soul: With you in lockstep
Being a Pti supporter and participating in the long march. I can assure you that if the army goes for a coup, I wont give a damn if Ik is against me or with me , I'll do a long march directed for GHQ.