Pak political party president says Army shouldn't be treated as domestic servant

Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has reportedly said that the Army should not be treated as a domestic servant.

Asked whether the way of martial law could be stopped through amendments in the constitution, Ch Shujaat said that as a matter of truth, the institution of Army should be accepted with good intention; the army men should neither be treated as domestic servant nor humiliated, The Nation reported.

He made the statement in reference to the custom followed by Junejo, a Minister of State, who during his tenure did not allow a chair in front of his table and made army officers stand for a couple of minutes before finally providing them with the chair.

Meanwhile, Shujaat in reply to another question said that it was rather strange that Head of the State was being reported as saying he after being asked by the PM in writing would grant pardon to Musharraf if he was handed over death sentence, the report added.