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Tensions between the army and government appeared to have soared in recent days over a secret memo that allegedly sought US intervention to prevent a feared coup.
"He (Kayani) strongly dispelled the speculations of any military takeover and said that these are misleading and are being used as a bogey to divert the focus from real issues," a military statement Friday cited Kayani as saying.
This statement "is extremely well taken by democratic circles in the country", Gilani said Saturday during a televised interaction with the local media in Islamabad.