PM rules out military intervention, terms the memo as a 'non-issue'

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday denied a military intervention was imminent against his governme

Published December 18, 2011 Updated December 18, 2011 04:58pm

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Tensions between the army and government appear to have soared in recent days as intelligence chiefs demanded an inquiry into the scandal that threatens to implicate President Asif Ali Zardari.

"There is no room for a martial law in Pakistan," Gilani said in a brief televised interaction with the media in Lahore, two days after he met army chief General Ashfaq Kayani in Islamabad.

Gilani described the memo as a "non-issue" which was being blown up unnecessarily.

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