Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir has dismissed speculation about changes in the country’s presidency and premiership, after rumours suggested that he would be replacing Asif Ali Zardari as Pakistan’s President.
There was intense speculation that President Asif Ali Zardari may soon step down, potentially paving the way for the army chief to assume the country’s presidency.
After stopping over in Belgium from his visit to US, Munir told the Daily Jang newspaper, where he said the rumours of any changes in Pakistan’s presidency and the prime ministership were false.
“When informed that this ‘news’ had been circulated by both civil and military agencies, he [Field Marshal Munir] said this could not be possible,” Dawn quoted the column. He also accused elements behind these rumours of creating “political anarchy”.
Some reports had suggested that an effort was underway in Pakistan to replace the current parliamentary system with a presidential form of government. Some reports suggested that President Zardari had called for his son Bilawal Bhutto to be part of the new government as a condition for his exit.
