`There are no differences between the government and the army. Press reports of any difference (between army and govt) is disinformation', Gen Musharraf said in an apparent bid to put an end to the raging controversy over an imminent showdown between Nawaz Sharif government and military.

But at the same time he also asserted that government was very much involved in the Kargil operation, the official APP news agency reported.

The comment by the army chief comes in the wake of rumours of growing differences between the government and the army and a possible showdown leading to some major change in the country.

During an informal chat with mediapersons here last evening, Musharraf also dismissed speculations about his removal as chief of the army staff saying, `there is no such thing' and that, `I am going tocomplete my tenure'.

However, he slammed former foreign secretary Niaz Naik for his controversial comments last week and reiterated his earlier statement that the Sharif government was very much involved in the Kargil operation.

`The decision on Kargil was taken by the government and the armed forces are part of the government, the government is of Pakistan and the army is also of Pakistan', Musharraf said.

While terming Naik's comments as, `unnecessary statement', the army chief strongly refuted the former's contention that the army was solely responsible for the Kargil crisis saying, `this contention was totally wrong'.

Pak on CTBT

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has said that it will not succumb to any pressure to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and will reserve the right to pull out even after signing the treaty if India conducts fresh nuclear tests.

"Pakistan does not need any advice from anybody on signing the treaty and it will not succumb to any pressure on this question,"Foreign Secretary Shamshad Ahmed was quoted by The News on Friday.