The Pakistani minister for defense production, Abdul Qayum Jatoi, resigned on Saturday after criticising the Pakistani military. Jatoi told journalists that the army was provided with funds to protect the country, not partake is political assassinations. Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yousuf Raza Gilani, summoned Jatoi to explain his comments. Not long after, Jatoi resigned. When speaking at a news conference in the city of Quetta, Jatoi said, "We provided the army with uniforms and boots not so that they kill their own fellow countrymen, kill Nawab Sahib [Bugti] and Benazir Bhutto,". In past years, there has been speculation in the media concerning the Pakistani military moving against the civilian government.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11413511
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