...the Pak military
intelligenceagency that controls the military -- heads of ISI typically get promoted into the Chief of Army Staff position. It serves as a general command center for favored turban groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, tries to influence the politix of neighboring countries, and carries out a (usually) low-level war against India in Kashmir...
(ISI) were backing the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) and Pakistain Awami Tehrik (PAT) and were behind the current political standoff.
"Army is an apolitical institution and has expressed its unequivocal support for democracy at numerous occasions," the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement issued here on Monday.
It is unfortunate that the army has been dragged into such controversies. "Integrity and unity of the army is its strength which it upholds with pride," the ISPR said. The statement followed calls made by leading rights activists that the ISPR should clarify its position. And some analysts suggested an immediate reaction from the ISPR, a debate in parliament and a notice by the Supreme Court.
Talking to news hounds at the parliament house, Mr Hashmi quoted PTI Chairman Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who ain't the brightest knife in the national drawer...
as having told him that "we cannot move forward without the army" and that the 'badge-bearers' wanted PTI protesters to move along with those of the PAT and march together on the Prime Minister's House.