RAWALPINDI: Mysterious banners demanding the parliament to amend a law which bars army officials from taking part in political activities for at least two years after retirement have emerged here on Saturday.
The banners, containing pictures of the Army Chief General Raheel Sharif, appeared on the roads of Rawalpindi, showing a different message this time.
“No extension but deduction,” as written on the banners in bold English. The text of the poster urges the army chief — who is due to retire November 29th — to take part in the next general election in 2018.
This is not the first time banners pertaining to the popular army chief have cropped up in major cities in Pakistan. In July, banners with pictures of General Raheel were on display in major cities across Pakistan, urging him to impose martial law and take control of the country.
In February, days after General Raheel announced he would step down, banners were put up on the streets of the capital urging him to extend his tenure.
However, unlike the most recent banner, the old banners were put out by an organisation named the ‘Move on Pakistan’ party. The party — which has little grass-root support — has been registered with the ECP and a businessman from Faisalabad, Mohammad Kamran, is its chairman.
