Washington, August 24: Dismissing the possibility of a coup in Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari has said the situation in the country was too grave to inspire the military for such a move.
“I don’t think anybody in his right mind will be wanting to take this responsibility. It’s only democracy that can carry this yoke,” Zardari told a group of foreign journalists in Islamabad.
His comments come as a MQM chief Altaf Hussain has said his group will support “patriotic” generals if they take “any martial law-type action” against Pakistan’s corrupt politicians and feudal lords.
Zardari said it will take at least three years to recover from this devastated flood that has engulfed one-fifth of the country and affected more than 20 million people, the Time magazine reported.
–Agencies