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- Foreign Secretary William Hague calls for calm during 'very tense situation'
Pakistains prime minister has called Britannia's most senior diplomat in the country to warn that the Pakistain Army may be on the brink of staging a military coup.
Officials for both Britannia and Islamabad confirmed that Prime Minister Yousuf Reza Gilani placed a 'panicky' call to High Commissioner Adam Thomson expressing his fears for the stability of the nuclear-armed country. He stated that there was a very real fear that the army, under General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani
... four star general, current Chief of Army Staff of the Mighty Pak Army. Kayani is the former Director General of ISI...
, might overthrow the government or back possible moves by the Supreme Court to topple the civilian leadership. And he asked the High Commissioner for Britannia to support his embattled government.
But today Foreign Secretary William Hague appealed for calm while refusing to comment on claims that Gilani had sent out a plea for help. He told BBC Radio 4's The World At One that there were a 'lot of risks' and urged all parties in the country to 'ensure stabililty'.
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He added: 'We are not going to take sides in their internal political arguments. That is a matter for the people of Pakistain.'' |