RAWALPINDI, Oct 14 (INP): Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor has said that the armed forces pose no threat to democracy of the country. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, he said that there was no threat to democracy in Pakistan and if there any it was due to the failure of governments to fulfill democratic requirements. He voiced his disappointment over Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal's remarks regarding latter's comments on state of economy in the country. He said that there was a lot of debate in media and political parties about his statement. "It was said that such a statement comes from an enemy. I was disappointed more as a soldier and then as a citizen of Pakistan after hearing the response of the honorable Interior Minister," he said. "I made the statement in the context of a seminar held in Karachi where Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) also gave a keynote address," he said, adding that the seminar was about security and economy. "There were many members of the business community and economists in the seminar," he said. "As a citizen of Pakistan, I stand by my comments," he added. "I never said that Pakistan's economy was unstable." "We will play our part as and when required but whatever we do will be done by staying in our defined legal and constitutional limits," Major General Asif Ghafoor said. "When I say something here, I am speaking on behalf of the armed forces. I am not speaking in a personal capacity, as I am the spokesperson of the armed forces," he continued. "I want to add that there needs to be stability. The government needs to continue and an established democratic system needs to continue." "I have to say this because there are a lot of rumours abut martial law and (the installation of a) technocratic government." He also said that there is no more room to 'do more' to fight the war against terrorism in other countries. He said the armed forces have done a lot in Pakistan and 'will do more for the motherland in collaboration with our institutions' but there is 'no more room to do more’ for other countries. "Pakistan has done a lot to improve its security situation in the past 15 years, especially in the past eight years," he said, adding only trust-based relations with the international community can take us forward. Referring to an intelligence-based operation conducted on Thursday that led to the safe recovery of a Canadian-American couple and their three children, the DG ISPR said that the intelligence sharing and cooperation can ensure a better security situation. INP/AK