on 7 march 2008 general kayani confirmed that pakistan's armed forces would stay out of politics and support the new government. he told a gathering of military commanders in the garrison city of rawalpindi that "the army fully stands behind the democratic process and is committed to playing its constitutional role." the comments made were after the results of the 2008 pakistani general election where the pakistan peoples party won the election and began forming a coalition government who were opposed to president pervez musharraf.