Gilani retreats some more: Nothing against Army,no threat to democracy

“I am satisfied that at this moment,the whole of Pakistan and its civil society,intelligentsia,media,parliamentarians and politicians want democracy in the country. “Therefore nobody is in favour of (anything) other than democracy,” he said speaking to state-run APP news agency in Davos,where he is participating in the World Economic Forum.

“There is a Constitution in Pakistan and everyone is working within the limits of that Constitution… Democracy is strong and democracy will remain in Pakistan. No one has a desire to go against the Constitution,” he said.

Referring to the sacking of Defence Secretary Lt Gen (retired) Khalid Naeem Lodhi over the memo scandal,he said,”I made a statement which created the impression that there was a confrontation between us and the military.

“When we went into the details of that,the person who was responsible,was removed. Since he was removed,I have nothing against them.”

Meanwhile,in an interview with the BBC,Gilani said there was no threat to democracy in Pakistan and rejected reports of a possible military coup against the democratic government.

The premier said his government is not under threat from the military. Replying to a question about speculation that Pakistan is a failed state and democracy is under threat,Gilani said,”Democracy is not under threat.”