Islamabad, March 06, SPA -- The Pakistani military Thursday reiteratedsupport for the embattled President Pervez Mushrraf despite hispolitical allies' rout in last month's parliamentary election, reported the DPA. A false impression was being created about "distancing of the armyfrom the president," army chief general Pervez Kiyani told a CorpsCommanders' conference in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. A statement from the military's Inter Services Public Relationsdepartment said: "Kiyani was optimistic that there would be aharmonized relationship between various pillars of the state, asprovided in the constitution, in order to maximize national effort." Pakistan's armed forces have been giving unrelenting support toformer army chief Mushrraf since he took over in a bloodless coup in1999. But things have changed since late last year when the presidentdoffed his military uniform amid increasing international pressure. Some local media reports suggested that Kiyani had recentlypressed Musharraf for resigning from the post following the defeat ofhis supporters - but he dispelled the impression. "Highlighting the need for understanding, Kiyani pointed out thatany kind of schism, at any level, under the circumstances would notbe in the larger interest of the nation," the statement said. The army fully stood behind the democratic process and wascommitted to play its constitutional role in support of the electedgovernment, said the DPA. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/533932