... four star general, current Chief of Army Staff of the Mighty Pak Army. Kayani is the former Director General of ISI...
conveyed to
President Asif Ali Ten PercentZardari
... husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, who has been singularly lacking in curiosity about who done her in ...
on Thursday the military's concerns over the rapidly deteriorating law and order and called for urgent steps to deal with the situation.
Soon after a corps commanders' conference, where the military's top brass reviewed the internal security situation, the army chief met President Zardari to communicate the disquiet among his commanders about the security situation spiralling out of control.
No details of the meeting were officially revealed either by the army or the presidency.
A one-line statement on the meeting issued by the presidency said: "Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr. Security situation was discussed during the meeting."
A day earlier, the army chief had visited Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
for a briefing on the situation in the city where sectarianism has added a new dimension to continuing violence.
Sources in the presidency said the discussion revolved around recent incidents in Quetta and Karachi and an operation against the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
... a 'more violent' offshoot of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain. LeJ's purpose in life is to murder anyone who's not of utmost religious purity, starting with Shiites but including Brelvis, Ahmadis, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Rosicrucians, and just about anyone else you can think of. They are currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of al-Qaeda ...
They claimed that Gen Kayani had spoken about improper and inefficient utilisation of civilian law-enforcement agencies by the federal and provincial governments in dealing with terrorism.
Gen Kayani has in the past publicly expressed concern
...meaning the brow was mildly wrinkled, the eyebrows drawn slightly together, and a thoughtful expression assumed, not that anything was actually done or indeed that any thought was actually expended...
s over the poor performance of law-enforcement agencies.
He also pointed out the existence of myrmidon wings of certain political parties and connections of some parties with terrorist groups as a major contributing factor to the wave of violence that has gripped the country.
Gen Kayani is said to have reiterated the army's commitment to fully supporting the civilian law-enforcement agencies if asked by the government.