Islamabad: Pakistan Army said today that Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was not against the 18th amendment but simply wants to ensure the provinces are capable of making the decisions as it clarified that if a 'Bajwa doctrine' exists its scope is limited to security measures only.The landmark 18th amendment that has lent greater autonomy to the provinces was passed unanimously by parliament with all major political parties on board. "Every army chief has their own perspective and General Bajwa's is to promote peace which existed in the past. "There was a lot of talk about the 18th Amendment," he said. "The army chief never said that as a whole 18th Amendment is not good; amendments are brought because the Constitution remained incomplete in certain aspects. If India sees it as a threat, it (such thinking) will negatively affect the region.

Source: Economic Times March 28, 2018 14:48 UTC